HOLMAN o@ca.on.middlesex_county.london.london_free_press 2005-01-16 published
WINTERS,
Howard▼Richard▼
Howard Richard
WINTERS.
(VeteranWorldWar 2, Royal Canadian
Air Force 434 Squadron). Peacefully at home, on Thursday, January
13, 2005. Howard
WINTERS, of Erin, in his 85th year. Devoted
husband to Andrea (née
MASTERS.)
Loving father of Margaret
ROBERTSON
of London, Marilyn
PHILBROOK of Oakville, and Kathryn
WINTERS
of Brampton. Treasured grandfather of Glenn
HUNTER (predeceased.)
Russell HUNTER
(Juliette,▼)
Sarah▼HOLMAN (Frank,) and Michael
PHILBROOK.
Magical great-grandfather of Zackary and Alia
HUNTER.
Dear brother of Weir
WINTERS
(Marie) of Erin. Resting at the
Butcher Family Funeral Home, 5399 Main St. S, Erin, where the
Funeral Service will be held on Monday, January 17th at 2: 00
p.m. with Pastor Rene
POMERLEAU officiating. Spring Interment,
Huxley Cemetery, Hillsburgh. Visitation on Sunday from 2-4 and
7-9 p.m. If desired, donations to Erin Fire Department, or Fellowship
Baptist Church, P.O. Box 344, Grand Valley, Ontario L0N 1G0,
would be appreciate as expressions of sympathy. A Legion Memorial
Service will be held at the Funeral Home Sunday evening at 9
p.m.

HOLMAN o@ca.on.middlesex_county.london.london_free_press 2005-01-22 published
RICHARDS,
MargaretLeotta (née
HOLMAN)
Margaret Leotta a life-long resident of Blenheim passed away
on Thursday, January 20, 2005 at the McMaster Hospital in Hamilton.
Born in Blenheim 92 years ago, daughter of the late Thomas
HOLMAN
and Rachel
MARSHALL.
She is predeceased by her husband Harry
RICHARDS in 1984. Proud mother of three sons; Harry Jr. (1977,)
Dr.Larry (2002) and Garry
RICHARDS of Ottawa. Dear grandmother
of nine grandchildren and several great-grandchildren. Mother-in-law
of Rose and Margaret. Also predeceased by her sister Sadie
MURRAY
and brother Tom
HOLMAN.
Resting at the J.L. Ford Funeral Home
in Blenheim for visitation on Sunday from 2-4 and 7-9 p.m. and
where a funeral service will be held on Monday at 11: 00 a.m.
with Reverend Canon Sharon
McCORMICK officiating. Burial of the cremation
urn will be in Blenheim Evergreen Cemetery. Memorials to the
Legion Freedom Library would be appreciated.

HOLMAN o@ca.on.york_county.toronto.globe_and_mail 2005-01-19 published
HEBB,
KatharineKeltie
(HOLMAN) (1907-2005)
Passed away in Melville Gardens Halifax on January 17, 2005,
at age 97. She was the loving mother to Dr. Alan (Louise), Burlington,
Ontario; Willis (Nancy), Ottawa, Ontario; special grandmother
of Elizabeth
HEBB-
TENNIER
(Greg,)
Derek
(Denise) and Cameron
(Kristina,) all of Burlington, Ontario, Katharine
STUCK
(Eric)
and Heather, both of Ottawa, Ontario, Michael (Judith), Halifax.
Known to her great-grandchildren as "G.G.", she will be missed
by all of them: Diana, Alan, and Robin
TENNIER (deceased;) Shannon,
David and Christopher
HEBB;
Mathew,Spencer and Jack
HEBB, all
of Burlington, Ontario; Amy and Michael
STUCK, both of Ottawa,
Ontario; Oskar
HEBB,
Halifax.She is survived by her brother,
Alan (Helen), Charlottetown, Prince Edward Island. She was predeceased
by her husband, Ralph "Rad"; sisters, Margaret, Gerda and Hilda
brother, Harry. She had a special relationship with her daughters-in-law,
Louise and Nancy, and all of her family and Friends. She was
born in Summerside, Prince Edward Island, educated there, as
well as at Edgehill School for Girls, Dalhousie University (B.A.
1927) and U. of T. (M.A. 1931) and she had lived in Halifax since
1933. She served a term as Dalhousie Alumni Representative on
the Dalhousie Board of Governors, she was involved with Saint John
Ambulance and for many years was a member of the Auxiliary of
the Halifax Children's Hospital
(IWKHealthCentre.)
She was
vibrant, generous and caring. A service to celebrate her remarkable
life will be held on Saturday, January 22, at 1 p.m. in Melville
Gardens, 11 Ramsgate Lane, Halifax. In lieu of flowers, a memorial
donation may be considered for the
IWKHealthCentre, 5850 University
Ave.; Canadian National Institute for the Blind, 6136 Almond
Street, Halifax, Nova Scotia, B3K 1T8 or for a charity of your choice.

HOLMAN o@ca.on.york_county.toronto.globe_and_mail 2005-09-22 published
BARRICK,
Ishbel▼Mary▼
(HOLMAN)
Raised in Toronto, the eldest of two, Ishbel spent many a summer
at Wasaga Beach as well as winters in Collingwood. Through a
chance meeting on a neighbourhood tennis court, she met Frank
BARRICK, her husband-to-be. Following his air force service,
Frank's career took them west to Winnipeg, Vancouver and finally
they settled in Victoria where they built their own home in 1958.
Ishbel, or "Ish", her close Friends called her at times, was
an avid camper, square-dancing belle, bowling champion, sewing
wizard, and more. She was a sport fanatic - baseball, golf, football
- but especially hockey - the Leafs could do no wrong! Ishbel
was an optimist and an adventurer. There was nothing she wouldn't
attempt except riding horses.
A mentor, listener and advice-giver only when asked, Ishbel was
always firm but caring. Vivacious and joyful, she lived with
the full colour palette and saw beauty everywhere. She was a
voracious reader, geranium growing guru, crossword puzzle addict,
bridge genius, homemaker extraordinaire, generous hostess and
a stickler for being on time.
She cultivated Friends everywhere. She spent many happy hours
at the Monterey Centre with the "ladies of the round table."
But she also accumulated losses. She lost her brother, David
HOLMAN, husband, Frank and many close relatives and Friends.
Curious, open-minded and compassionate, Ishbel was engaged with
world events and ideas until the past six months. She was born
in Parkhill, Ontario, on June 30, 1919. September 14, 2005, our
lives all changed with her death, but she did not depart. Ishbel
still lives among us; she resides in our hearts.
Greatly missed by daughter Irene
(PITT,) son Bruce (Diane,) grandchildren
Bryan and Teresa
PITT, and Michael
BARRICK; the
HOLMAN and
BARRICK
families of Ontario, cousins, nieces, nephews, Jody
GRAINGER,
Iain ROSE,
StuartPITT, many good Friends, and staff of Beacon
Hill Villa.
Ishbel was an outstanding example of all that Friendship represents.
Daughter, sister, wife, mother, and friend, Grandmother, neighbour,
and mentor - the list has no end!
If so desired, donations in Ishbel's honour may be made to the
Canadian Red Cross Society, 909 Fairfield Road, Victoria, British
Columbia, V8V 3A3 (250) 382-2043.

HOLMAN o@ca.on.york_county.toronto.toronto_star 2005-01-15 published
WINTERS,
Howard▲Richard▲
At his home, in Erin, in the loving arms of his family, Howard
WINTERS passed away peacefully, in his 85th year, on January
13, 2005. Devoted and loving husband for 58 years to Andrea (nee
MASTERS.)
Exceptional, cherished and every little girl's dream
of a father to Margaret
ROBERTSON of London, Marilyn
PHILBROOK
of Oakville, and Kathryn
WINTERS of Brampton. Treasured grandfather
of Glenn HUNTER (predeceased,) Russell
HUNTER
(Juliette,▲)
Sarah▲HOLMAN
(Frank,) and Michael
PHILBROOK. Magical great-grandfather
of Zackary and Alia
HUNTER. Dear brother of Weir
WINTERS
(Marie)
of Erin. Howard was a veteran of World War 2 and a proud member
of Royal Canadian Air Force 434 Squadron. He and his brother
Weir, were the long-time owners of "Winters Garage" in Erin,
and together donated land for the village cenotaph. He later
owned a small engine sales and service business that included
"Lawnboy", and as well was the high school custodian. He started
Boy Scouts in Erin. Howard was a man of unshakable honesty, loyalty
and hard work ethics. His deep love and dedication to his wife
and family were paramount. Howard was a gentleman who taught
by the way he lived his life. He lives on in this way and in
the hearts of three generations. He was a special man; a trusted
and respected business man. Special thanks to Dr. Duncan
BULL,
without whose exceptional dedication and care, Howard would not
have been able to remain at home, Dr. Jeff
McKINNON,
PatMILTHORPE,
R.N., Dr. Norman
GOLDBERG, the Masters family and Pastor René
POMERLEAU.
Resting at the Butcher Family Funeral Home, 5399 Main
St. S., where the Funeral Service will be held on Monday, January
17th at 2: 00 p.m. with Pastor René
POMERLEAU officiating. Spring
Interment, Huxley Cemetery, Hillsburgh. Visitation on Sunday
from 2-4 and 7-9 p.m. A Legion Memorial Service will be held
in the funeral home Sunday evening at 9 p.m. If desired, donations
to Erin Fire Department, or Fellowship Baptist Church, P.O. Box
344, Grand Valley, Ontario, L0N 1G0, would be appreciated as
expression of sympathy.

HOLMAN o@ca.on.york_county.toronto.toronto_star 2005-03-18 published
LARDA,
Peter
Peacefully in his sleep on Wednesday, March 16th, 2005 at his
home in Mississauga. Peter, in his 86th year, loved husband of
the late Marie-Jose. Loving father of Jean-Pierre and his wife
Joseé of Georgetown and Jose and her husband Bradley
HOLMAN of
London. Proud and loving grandfather of Jean-Pierre Kenneth,
Jennifer, Nicole, Tiffany and Sacha and great-grandfather of
Brooklyn and Chloe. Dear brother of Mary
MAROUTAEFF and the late
John LARDA.
Friends will be received at the J.S. Jones and son
Funeral Home (11582 Trafalgar Road, north of Maple Ave., Georgetown),
905-877-3631 on Friday from 7-9 p.m. Funeral Service will be
held in the chapel on Saturday, March 19th at 1: 00 p.m. Interment
Greenwood Cemetery, Georgetown. In memory, contributions to the
Diabetes Association would be appreciated. To send expressions
of sympathy visit www.jsjonesandsonfuneralhome.com

HOLMAN o@ca.on.york_county.toronto.toronto_star 2005-03-26 published
PURTON,
Hilda (née
HOLMAN)
Peacefully, at Wesburn Manor, on Friday, March 25, 2005, in her
93rd year. Dear mother of Barbara and her husband Ken
DURIE.
Loved grandma of Janet and Fred
WILKINSON and Kevin and Christine
DURIE.
Special great-grandma to Andrew and Claire
WILKINSON.
Dear sister of the late Helena
CUNNINGHAM,
CarolineSCREEN and
Fred HOLMAN.
Special thanks to the staff of Wesburn Manor for
their loving care and kind support. A family memorial has taken
place. If desired, memorial donations may be made in her memory
to Wesburn Manor, 400 The West Mall, Etobicoke, Ontario M9C 5S1.
Arrangements under the direction of Turner and Porter Butler
Chapel.

HOLMAN o@ca.on.york_county.toronto.toronto_star 2005-04-23 published
MARTIN,
May
(McMURRAY)
Lovingly known as G.G. to her 9 great-grandchildren, passed away
peacefully, of old age, on April 21, 2005. Beloved wife of the
late Charles Frederick
MARTIN.
Loving mother of Charles Richard,
and Edward Alan and his wife Janet. Predeceased by her daughters-in-law
Mabel and Shirley. Loving grandmother to Charles' family of Judy
(Chris) HOLMAN, David (Alison)
MARTIN and Brent (Laura)
MARTIN
and to Edward's family of Cassandra (Tim)
KASTELIC and Jason
(Julie) MARTIN.
Resting at Trull Funeral Home, 1111 Danforth
Avenue, East York with visitation on Sunday, April 24th from
7-9 p.m. and
on Monday from 1: 30 p.m. until service in the chapel
at 2: 30 p.m. Interment to follow at Resthaven Memorial Gardens,
Scarborough. In lieu of flowers, donations to the charity of
your choice would be appreciated. Special thanks to the wonderful
staff of 3B at Leisure World O'Connor Court for their tender
care over the past 3 years.

HOLMAN o@ca.on.york_county.toronto.toronto_star 2005-06-09 published
HOLMAN,
Floyd
On Tuesday, June 7th, 2005 at the William Osler Health Centre,
Etobicoke. Floyd of Mississauga, in his 69th year, loved husband
of Nancy (née
HARVEY) and loving father of Barry and his wife
Annette, Dale and his wife Leslie and Tim and his wife Hilary
all of Georgetown. Proud grandfather of Ryan (Lisa), Tabitha,
Lindsey, Cory, Kelly, Lauren, Taylor and great-granddaughter
Madison. Survived by his mother Mabel
HOLMAN of Mississauga.
Fondly remembered and sadly missed by many family members and
Friends. Friends will be received at the J.S. Jones and son Funeral
Home, 11582 Trafalgar Rd., north of Maple Ave., Georgetown, (905)
877-3631 on Friday from 2-4 and 7-9 p.m. Funeral service will
be held in the chapel on Saturday, June 11th, 2005 at 1: 00 p.m.
In lieu of flowers, contributions to the Canadian Cancer Society
or the Canadian Diabetes Association would be appreciated. To
send expressions of sympathy visit www.jsjonesandsonfuneralhome.com

HOLMAN o@ca.on.york_county.toronto.toronto_star 2005-06-16 published
HARRISON, Vivian Blanche (formerly
SPENCER, née
WHITE/WHYTE)
Peacefully at her home in Brampton, surrounded by her loving
family, Blanche went home to be with the Lord. Predeceased by
her husband William
SPENCER (1977.) A loving and devoted mother,
Blanche is survived by her children Karl, David (Loretta), Mel,
Pauline (Hughie), Gerry (Rita), Reg (Jacquie), and daughter-in-law
Nancy SPENCER. A loving and devoted grandmother, she will be
sadly missed by her 13 grandchildren: Cindy, Deana, Karl, Jennifer,
David, Ron, Alanna, Rhonda, Shane, Tamara, Cliff, Shawna, and
Matthew; as well as her seven great-grandchildren. Blanche is
predeceased by nine sisters and survived by one brother and three
sisters. Born December 2, 1917 in Mansfield Point, Newfoundland,
Blanche later moved to Corner Brook, Newfoundland where she met
and married Bill
SPENCER.
They started their family in Corner
Brook and then moved to Sydney, Nova Scotia, where they added
three more children to their family. In 1948 they moved to Toronto
and settled in; two more children completed their family. Blanche
devoted her entire life to her Christian faith and her family.
She will be sadly missed by her brothers and sisters in Christ
at the Peel Pentecostal Church, 8832 The Gore Road, Brampton,
L6T 3Y7. Friends may call at the Peel Pentecostal Church, 8830
The Gore Road, Brampton on Thursday 2-4 and 7-9 p.m. and Friday
from 9 a.m. until 11 a.m. Service in the church on Friday, June
17, 2005 at 1: 30 p.m. Interment York Cemetery. The family would
like to extend a special thank you to the Victorian Order of
Nurses of Peel Region for their gentle and thoughtful home care
Dr. MAIDA of William Osler Health Centre Etobicoke and special
Nurse Nancy
SPENCER and Diane
HOLMAN. In lieu of flowers, memorial
donations to the Peel Pentecostal Church Building Fund would
be appreciated. Mum always said I'll meet you in heaven just
over on the other side. Rest in peace Mum.

HOLMAN o@ca.on.york_county.toronto.toronto_star 2005-09-21 published
BARRICK,
Ishbel▲Mary▲
(HOLMAN)
Raised in Toronto, the eldest of two, Ishbel spent many a summer
at Wasaga Beach as well as winters in Collingwood. Through a
chance meeting on a neighbourhood tennis court, she met Frank
BARRICK, her husband-to-be. Following his air force service,
Frank's career took them west to Winnipeg, Vancouver and finally
they settled in Victoria where they built their own home in 1958.
Ishbel, or "Ish", her close Friends called her at times, was
an avid camper, square-dancing belle, bowling champion, sewing
wizard, and more. She was a sport fanatic - baseball, golf, football
- but especially hockey - the Leafs could do no wrong! Ishbel
was an optimist and an adventurer. There was nothing she wouldn't
attempt except riding horses. A mentor, listener and advice-giver
only when asked, Ishbel was always firm but caring. Vivacious
and joyful, she lived with the full colour palette and saw beauty
everywhere. She was a voracious reader, geranium growing guru,
crossword puzzle addict, bridge genius, homemaker extraordinaire,
generous hostess and a stickler for being on time. She cultivated
Friends everywhere. She spent many happy hours at the Monterey
Centre with the ladies of the round table. But she also accumulated
losses. She lost her brother, David Holman, husband, Frank and
many close relatives and Friends. Curious, open-minded and compassionate,
Ishbel was engaged with world events and ideas until the past
six months. She was born in Parkhill, Ontario, on June 30, 1919.
September 14, 2005, our lives all changed with her death, but
she did not depart. Ishbel still lives among us; she resides
in our hearts. Greatly missed by daughter Irene
(PITT,) son Bruce
(Diane,) grandchildren Bryan and Teresa
PITT, and Michael
BARRICK
the HOLMAN and
BARRICK families of Ontario, cousins, nieces,
nephews, Jody
GRAINGER,
IainROSE, Stuart
PITT, many good Friends,
and staff of Beacon Hill Villa. Ishbel was an outstanding exampleof
all that Friendship represents. Daughter, sister, wife, mother,
and friend, Grandmother, neighbour, and mentor - the list has
no end!If so desired, donations in Ishbel's honour may be made
to the Canadian Red Cross Society, 909 Fairfield Road, Victoria,
British Columbia, V8V 3A3 (250) 382-2043.

HOLMAN o@ca.on.york_county.toronto.toronto_star 2005-12-22 published
HOLMAN,
MarieAnn
Peacefully at home after a lengthy illness on Wednesday, December
21, 2005. Beloved wife of Edward. Devoted mother to Laurie, David,
and Kim. Loving Nanny to Ellen, Daniel, Davis, Elizabeth, Jim,
Bob, and Sam. Family and Friends will gather at the "Scarborough
Chapel" of McDougall and Brown, 2900 Kingston Road, (east of St.
Clair Ave. E.) on Friday, December 23rd from 2: 30 p.m. until
the time of memorial service in the chapel at 3 p.m. Reception
to follow in the Arbor Lounge of the funeral home. In memory
of Marie, donations made to the Hospital for Sick Children would
be appreciated.

HOLMAN o@ca.on.york_county.toronto.toronto_star 2005-12-22 published
HOLMAN,
Viola (née
WATSON)
On Tuesday, December 20, 2005 at the Scarborough General Hospital.
Viola, loved mother of Marlene, Joanne and Eric and his wife
Mary Ann. Beloved grandmother of Patti, David, Paul, Lisa, Megan
and Christopher. She also leaves her 9 great-grandchildren. A
Memorial Service will be held at the Pine Hills Visitation, Chapel
& Reception Centre, 625 Birchmount Rd. (north of St. Clair Ave
E., 416-267-8229) on Wednesday, December 28, 2005 at 11: 00 a.m.
"We will miss you, Mom and Nanny"

HOLMBERG o@ca.on.york_county.toronto.toronto_star 2005-07-18 published
FORD,
VernaH.
(FITZ)
Suddenly but peacefully Verna was called home to be with her
Lord on Sunday July 17th, 2005 at Rouge Valley Health System
- Centenary Site in her 86th year. Beloved wife of the late William
FORD.
Loving sister of Julia and husband Allan
WINGFIELD and
Elly and her husband Bob
HOLMBERG and predeceased by her sister
Joy and her husband Wes. Verna will be fondly remembered by her
many nieces, nephews, family and Friends. Friends may call on
Tuesday, July 19th, from 2-4 and 7-9 p.m. at the R.S. Kane Funeral
Home (6150 Yonge Street, at Goulding, south of Steeles). Funeral
Service will be held at the Chapel on Wednesday, July 20th, 2005
at 11 o'clock. Condolences www.rskane.ca

HOLMES o@ca.on.grey_county.owen_sound.the_sun_times 2005-01-12 published
MacDONALD,
GeorgeDalson
At Peterborough Regional Health Centre, Palliative Care, Rogers
Street, on Monday, January 10th, 2005 in his 75th year. Beloved
husband of Marilyn Carol
MacDONALD (née
HEARD.) Dear father of
Paul (Linda) Warren, Stuart and Roger. Step-father of John (Tracy)
and Jason COBURN.
Grandfather of eleven grandchildren and three
great-grandchildren. Brother of Christine
INGLIS,
JacquelineHOLMES
(Roy▼) and Jim
MacDONALD. Predeceased by his parents, Jack
and Beatrice
MacDONALD; his sister, Betty
WORSLEY and brothers,
Don and Herb
MacDONALD.
Friends wil be received at the Comstock
Funeral Home and Cremation Centre, 356 Rubidge Street, from 7: 00
to 9: 00 p.m. Wednesday. Service will be held in the chapel, on
Thursday, January 13th, 2005, at 11: 00 a.m., with visitation
one hour prior to service. Interment, Markdale Cemetery, at a
later date. In memory of George, donations to the Canadian Cancer
Society would be appreciated by the family.
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HOLMES o@ca.on.grey_county.owen_sound.the_sun_times 2005-03-23 published
MACK,
LloydGeorge
Peacefully at Gateway Haven Nursing Home, Wiarton, on Tuesday,
March 22nd, 2005. Lloyd
MACK, of Wiarton, in his 87th year. Beloved
husband of the late Orma
(RIDDEL)
MACK. Dear father of Betty
HOLMES, of Maple Grove, Mary Helen
MILLER and her husband, Bill,
of Guelph and Wayne and his wife, Sherrie, of Bresslau. Cherished
grandfather of Eddie, Jamie, Liz, Denise and Billy. Brother of
Donald, of Rockwood and Jim (Janice), of Wiarton. Predeceased
by one son-in-law, Jim
HOLMES and one brother, Gordon. The family
will receive Friends at the George Funeral Home, 430 Mary Street,
Wiarton, on Thursday from 3: 00 to 5:00 p.m. A Memorial Service
will be held at the Kingdom Hall of Jehovahs Witnesses, Hwy 6,
Wiarton, on Saturday, March 26th at 2: 00 p.m. Spring interment,
Oxenden Cemetery, Oxenden. Donations to the charity of your choice
would be appreciated by the family. Condolences may be sent to
the family at www.georgefuneralhome.com
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HOLMES o@ca.on.grey_county.owen_sound.the_sun_times 2005-03-29 published
SIEGRIST,
Ray "
Snoz"
At the Thunder Bay Regional Health Science Centre on March 19,
2005. In his 70th year, Ray (Snoz)
SIEGRIST, brother of Carolyn
and her husband Ron
HOLMES,
TimSIEGRIST and his wife
Vivian.
Predeceased by his brothers Donald and Douglas. Remembered by
his Aunt Shirley and her husband Jack
McGREGOR, of Owen Sound.
Cremated remains will be interred in Greenwood Cemetery at a
later date.
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HOLMES o@ca.on.grey_county.owen_sound.the_sun_times 2005-06-10 published
EGAN,
CatherineRosanne
After a valiant struggle with cancer at the Royal Victoria Hospital
Intensive Care Unit, in Barrie, on Wednesday, June 8th, 2005.
"The Good Lord Has Taken Her Home" in her 51st year. Loving daughter
of Rose EGAN and the late Thomas
EGAN.
She leaves behind her
partner Laury
HALL, beloved girls Megan and Jessie, siblings
Margaret, Thomas, Terry, John, Robert and two special nephews,
Matthew and Jacob. Also survived by many nieces, nephews, aunts,
uncles and cousins. Predeceased by her grandparents, Matt
KERR
and Ella Kerr
HOLMES, and Thomas and Alice
EGAN.
Many thanks
to the staff of the Intensive Care Unit 2201 at the South Lake
Hospital, New Market, and the Intensive Care Unit at the Royal
Victoria Hospital, Barrie. God bless them for their tender care.
A funeral service will be held at the McClelland and Slessor Funeral
Home, Barrie, on Saturday, June 11th, at 11: 00 a.m. Cremation
will follow. Donations to a charity of your choice would be appreciated.
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HOLMES o@ca.on.grey_county.owen_sound.the_sun_times 2005-11-12 published
STRONG,
RuthEllen
Peacefully at the Golden Dawn Nursing Home, Lion's head on Wednesday
November 9, 2005. Ruth
STRONG of Lion's head and formerly of
Tara in her 83rd year. Wife of the Late Carmon (Whitey)
STRONG
(2001.) Sister of Grace
SINCLAIR of Brooks, Alberta. Sister-in-law
of Noreen LIND of Tara, Muriel and Mel
PROUD of Owen Sound. Special
friend of Norma and Bruce
HASKINS of Owen Sound. Also survived
by several nieces, nephews and Friends. Predeceased by her parents
Myrtle and William
HOLMES, sister-in-law Mary
STRONG, and brothers-in-law
Donald SINCLAIR, Hartford
STRONG and Max
LIND. At Ruth's request,
cremation has taken place. Interment of cremated remains will
be held at Hillcrest Cemetery, Tara on Friday November 18th at
2: 00 p.m. Donations to the Canadian Cancer Society or the charity
of your choice would be appreciated. Condolences may be sent
to the family at www.georgefuneralhome.com. Arrangements entrusted
to the George Funeral Home, Wiarton.

HOLMES o@ca.on.grey_county.owen_sound.the_sun_times 2005-11-28 published
ARMSTRONG,
Anne (née
WEBSTER)
In Meaford on Saturday, November 26, 2005 at the age of eighty-seven.
Anne ARMSTRONG of Thornbury, daughter of the late Bernard and
Ida (WALTON)
WEBSTER.
Predeceased by her beloved husband Maurice
ARMSTRONG in August 1975. Loving mother of Judith
REEVE-
NEWSON
of Port Colborne, Candace
HOLMES (late Bob) of Clarksburg and
Jane ARMSTRONG
(NielsANDERSEN) of Thornbury. Loved “Gram“ of
Trevor and Cara
REEVE-
NEWSON of Port Colborne and Drew
REEVE-
NEWSON
of Toronto; and Gavin
HOLMES
(Jen) of Shelburne. Dear sister
of Barbara (Ron)
BARKLEY of Calgary. Predeceased by a sister
Mary (late Fred)
MAYHEW and a brother Bernard
WEBSTER.
Fondly
remembered sister-in-law of Peggy
WEBSTER of Calgary, Isabel
PRENTICE of Toronto, Bert
ARMSTRONG of Toronto and Florence
ARMSTRONG
of Flesherton. Also remembered as a special Aunt by her several
nieces and nephews and their families. In keeping with Anne's
wishes, cremation has taken place and a memorial service and
interment and committal of her ashes will take place at Thornbury-Clarksburg
Union Cemetery in the spring at a date to be announced. As your
expression of sympathy, donations to the Canadian National Institute
for the Blind or the Canadian Cancer Society would be appreciated
and may be made through the Ferguson Funeral Home, The Valley
Chapel, Box 556, Thornbury N0H 2P0 (599-2718) to whom arrangements
have been entrusted.

HOLMES o@ca.on.grey_county.owen_sound.the_sun_times 2005-11-29 published
HOLMES,
Mary▼JaneKatherine▼
Mary Jane HOLMES, dearly loved daughter of Gayle and the late
John HOLMES of Meaford, passed away in Meaford on Monday, November
28th, 2005 at the age of 23. Lovingly remembered by her brother
Sean of Pettawawa and sister Sheila of Meaford. Cherished granddaughter
of Jean HOLMES (late Elwood) and the late Agnes and Jim
LALONDE.
Sadly missed by her several aunts and uncles and by her many
cousins. Family will receive by Friends at the Ferguson Funeral
Home in Meaford on Wednesday from 2: 00 to 4:00 and from 7:00
until 9: 00 p.m. Funeral services will be conducted at Christ
Church Anglican in Meaford on Thursday, December 1st, 2005 at
11: 00 a.m. with cremation following. A service of committal and
interment will be conducted at Lakeview Cemetery, Meaford in
the spring. As your expression of sympathy, donations to the
Canadian Cancer Society or the Meaford General Hospital Foundation
would be appreciated.

HOLMES o@ca.on.grey_county.owen_sound.the_sun_times 2005-12-13 published
JOHNSTON,
MargueuriteEmily (née
YOUNG)
At Summit Place, Owen Sound, Sunday December 11th, 2005 Marguerite
Emily JOHNSTON (née
YOUNG) of Owen Sound, formerly of Markdale
in her 92nd year. Beloved wife of the late Harry
JOHNSTON.
Dear
mother of John (Betty)
JOHNSTON of Markdale, Gordon (Ann)
JOHNSTON
of Owen Sound, Mae (Wayne)
WATTS of Walkerton and Donna (Ted)
HOLMES of Meaford. Loving grandmother of thirteen grandchildren
and twenty-five great-grandchildren. Sadly missed by sisters-in-law
Doris and Hazel
YOUNG.
Predeceased by stepsons Harvey and George
JOHNSTON, grand_son Bobby
JOHNSTON, sister Mary
DICKSON/DIXON and brothers
Harry, John, Alvin and Russell
YOUNG. The family will receive
Friends at Annesley United Church, Markdale on Friday December
16th from noon to 1: 30 p.m. where a service of remembrance will
be held at 1: 30 p.m. Cremation with interment in Harkaway Cemetery.
If desired, donations to Centre Grey Health Services Foundation,
or Annesley United Church or charity of choice would be appreciated.
Arrangements entrusted to May Funeral Home, Markdale, 986-3310.

HOLMES o@ca.on.kent_county.wallaceburg.wallaceburg_courier_press 2005-03-16 published
DAWDY,
LeonardLloydMr.LeonardLloydDAWDY a life long resident of Wallaceburg passed
away on Wednesday, March 9, 2005 at the Chatham Kent Health Alliance
"Sydenham Campus", in Wallaceburg at the age of 77 years. Lloyd
was born in Wallaceburg and was a
son of the late Harvey and
Mary (CONNOR)
DAWDY.
Lloyd served his country and was a veteran
of the Korean War (1950-1954) Regiment #SA2817. He was a member
of the Royal Canadian Legion Branch #18 in Wallaceburg. Dear
brother of Gord
DAWDY of Wallaceburg, Hubert
DAWDY of Port Lambton,
James DAWDY of Toronto, Richard
DAWDY of Wallaceburg, Wayne and
Christine DAWDY of Saint Thomas and Barb and Ed
TRAFANANKO of Wallaceburg.
Predeceased by his brother Harvey and a sister Marjorie Jean.
Kind friend of Betty
HOLMES and her daughter Debbie of Wallaceburg.
Also survived by many nieces and nephews. The late Lloyd
DAWDY
rested at the Eric F. Nicholls Funeral Home, 639 Elgin Street
in Wallaceburg. Cremation has taken place and the Interment of
Ashes were in Riverview Cemetery, Wallaceburg. As an expression
of sympathy, donations to the Wallaceburg and District Community
Living may be left at the funeral home. As a living memorial
a tree will be planted in Nicholls Memorial Forest in memory
of Lloyd DAWDY.

HOLMES o@ca.on.middlesex_county.london.london_free_press 2005-01-04 published
HOLMES,
Nellie (née
MAHER)
Nellie of Blenheim passed away on Sunday, January 2, 2005 at
her late residence. Born in Blenheim 86 years ago daughter of
the late Michael
MAHER and Margaret
ENNETT.
She is survived by
her husband Jack (Buck)
HOLMES of Blenheim, sister; Mary
GOSSO
of London, brother-in-law Murray
HOLMES of Toronto as well as
several nieces and nephews. Predeceased by her sisters Veronica
and Kate. Resting at the J.L. Ford Funeral Home in Blenheim for
visitation on Tuesday from 6-9 p.m. and where Parish prayers
will be offered at 8: 00 p.m. A Funeral Mass will be held at the
Saint Mary's Church on Wednesday at 11: 00 a.m. Interment will be
in Evergreen Cemetery.

HOLMES o@ca.on.middlesex_county.london.london_free_press 2005-01-18 published
NADON,
Estelle (née
TURFORD)
Mrs. Estelle
NADON (née
TURFORD) at the Versa Care Centre, Cornwall,
on Saturday, January 15, 2005, at the age of 75 years. Beloved
wife of Maurice Joseph
NADON. Dear sister of Jack
TURFORD
(Nita)
and Ted TURFORD
(Marian) both of Stratford; Edith
SAVELLE (late
Harry) of Whitby. Dear sister-in-law of Claudette
LECLAIR
(BernieLEROUX) of Cornwall and Lise
VERDON of Orleans. Special aunt
to Renelle and Dale
SEGUIN of Cornwall. Also survived by many
nieces and nephews. Predeceased by two brothers William
TURFORD
and Lorne TURFORD and by one sister Sybil
HOLMES.
Resting at
the Wilson Funeral Home, 822 Pitt Street, Cornwall from 9 a.m.
Thursday, January 20th. (Funeral Services will be celebrated
in the Chapel of the Wilson Funeral Home, on Thursday, January
20, 2005 at 10: 00 a.m.) The Venerable Ross
MOULTON of Trinity
Anglican Church celebrant. Committal to follow in Notre Dame
Cemetery, Cornwall. Visitation Thursday from 9 a.m. to 10 a.m.
If so desired contributions to the Alzheimer Society or to the
Versa-Care Centre would be appreciated by the family.

HOLMES o@ca.on.middlesex_county.london.london_free_press 2005-02-02 published
ROOKE,
FredaMargaret (née
TURNER)
Freda Margaret of Blenheim passed away on Monday, January 31,
2005 at the Blenheim Nursing Home. Born in Parkhill, Ontario
103 years ago, daughter of the late Wm. Henry
TURNER and Margaret
R. RICE.
Her husband Harry
ROOKE died in 1975. Dear Mother of
Elaine and husband Glen
HOLMES of Kincardine; Mervyn and wife
Helen ROOKE of Blenheim; Alden and wife
FayROOKE of Burlington
proud grandmother to 9 grandchildren and 14 great-grandchildren.
Dear sister to Phyllis
PERKINS and Gladys
McCREARY of Saskatoon
Walter TURNER of Lloydminster, Alberta; Brock
TURNER of Cupar,
Saskatchewan. Also survived by many nieces and nephews. Freda
is predeceased by brothers Lawrence and Harvey
TURNER.
Resting
at the J.L. Ford Funeral Home in Blenheim for visitation on Wednesday
from 2-4 and 7-9 p.m. A Funeral Service will be held on Thursday
afternoon at 1: 30 p.m. from the Blenheim United Church with Rev.
Bruce COOK officiating. Interment in Evergreen Cemetery. Memorials
to the Blenheim United Church Memorial Fund or World Vision would
be appreciated.

HOLMES o@ca.on.middlesex_county.london.london_free_press 2005-02-14 published
MATTHYNSSENS,
Blanche (formerly
VERSTRAETEN)
Blanche (VERSTRAETEN)
MATTHYNSSENS
(Delhi) passed away peacefully,
surrounded by her family at the Tillsonburg District Memorial
Hospital on Sunday, February 13, 2005, in her 94th year. Blanche
was born in San Antonio, Texas on December 17th, 1911. She was
a member of the Saint Mary's Church, the C.W.L., Tillsonburg, and
Sacred Heart Church, Langton and also a member of the Delhi Belgian
Club. Together with her husband Albert, she farmed tobacco for
several years at R.R.#1 Delhi.
Loving mother and mother-in-law of: Diana and Noël
GHESQUIERE,
Tillsonburg; Anita and Dr. David
HILLNER,
Tillsonburg and Ginny
VERSTRAETEN,
SouthRiver.Blanche was proud to be called "Meme"
by her grandchildren Dan and Liz
VERSTRAETEN,
MarcVERSTRAETEN
and Liz, Linda and Gary
MATTAN,
Wendy and David
HOLMES, Michael
and Deana GHESQUIERE,
Marc and Jennifer
HILLNER, Bonnie and Billy
GAGNON and Tammy
GODDEN and Roger. Also survived by several great-grandchildren,
nieces and nephews. She was predeceased by her parents Abel
VAN
DE VYVER and Clementina
BLANCQUAERT and by her first husband
Roger VERSTRAETEN (1945,) her second husband Albert
MATTHYNSSENS
(1990) and recently by her son Marcel
VERSTRAETEN
(February 4,
2005); she was also predeceased by her four sisters: Aline (Jean)
VANDENBROECK, Yvonne (Albert)
MICHIELSON, Margaret (Philemon)
BOEL, Elza (Albert)
BRAECKE and a niece Rosita
VERBOVEN. Friends
and relatives are welcome to meet with the family on Tuesday
from 2: 30-4:30 and 7-9 p.m. at the Verhoeve Funeral Home, 262
Broadway, Tillsonburg (842-4238). C.W.L. Prayers are Tuesday
at 4 p.m. Parish Prayers are Tuesday evening at 7: 30 p.m. Funeral
Mass of a Christian Burial on Wednesday at 11: 30 p.m. at the
Saint Marys Roman Catholic Church, 51 Venison Street West, Tillsonburg
by Reverend Father Michael
LANGAN.
Interment to follow in the Tillsonburg
Cemetery. Memorial donations (by cheque) payable to the "Heart
and Stroke Foundation" or the charity of your choice would be
gratefully acknowledged.

HOLMES o@ca.on.middlesex_county.london.london_free_press 2005-03-16 published
NEMETH,
Elizabeth
(CHERWATY)
With grace and dignity at home, Jacqueline Elizabeth
NEMETH
(CHERWATY,)
on March 13th, 2005 in her 40th year. Loving wife of Doug
NEMETH.
Dearest daughter of Walter and Diana
CHERWATY.
Daughter by love
to Adele HOLMES
(James) and Robert
NEMETH (Roma.)
Precious▼ sister
of Gregory and Lori Ann, Grant and Molly, Graham and Melanie
and sister-in-law to Tyler and Michelle. Wonderful aunti of Keaton,
Cierra, Samuel and Zachary. Mom to Samson. She will be sadly
missed by many nieces, nephews, cousins and Friends. Visitation
in the Lloyd R. Needham Funeral Chapel (520 Dundas Street, London)
on Wednesday from 7-9 p.m. and Thursday from 2-4 and 7-9 p.m.
The complete funeral service will be conducted at Saint Anne's
Anglican Church (1344 Commissioners Rd. W., Byron) on Friday,
March 18th, 2005 at 2 p.m. Cremation to follow. A Jacqueline's
request, in lieu of flowers, donations to the Canadian Cancer
Society, London Regional Cancer Centre, London Health Sciences
Centre Adult Oncology Unit or Wellspring Center would be appreciated.

HOLMES o@ca.on.middlesex_county.london.london_free_press 2005-03-29 published
STAPLES,
Louis
At Woodstock General Hospital on Sunday, March 27, 2005, Louis
STAPLES, of Ingersoll, in his 82nd year. Husband of the late
Helen (CHAPMAN)
STAPLES (1978) and the late June
(HOLMES)
STAPLES
(1992.) Dear father of Emily and her husband Marty
GEROUX of
Blenheim. Dear stepfather of Carolyn
JOHNSON and John
WYLIE of
Woodstock, Verna and Russ
ROBERTS of Harley, Betty and Gary
EVES
of Brantford, Jo-Anne and Ronald
MILLER of Woodstock, Kenneth
and Patricia
RINE of Ingersoll, Patricia and Rick
ELLERTON of
Ingersoll and Barbara and Steve
HOLBROOK of Elkford, British
Columbia. Dear grandfather of Tiffany
GEROUX and many step-grandchildren.
Dear brother of Gerald and his wife
KaySTAPLES of Ingersoll
and Tom and his wife
PatSTAPLES of Collingwood. Predeceased
by one sister Barbara
THURTELL (1980.) Mr.
STAPLES was a member
of the Royal Canadian Legion Branch #119, Ingersoll. Funeral
Service will be held at the McBeath-Dynes Funeral Home, 246 Thames
St. S., Ingersoll on Wednesday, March 30, 2005 at 1: 30 p.m. Visitation
one hour prior to service time. Reverend Dr. Lonnie
ATKINSON officiating.
Interment later in the Field of Honour, Ingersoll Rural Cemetery.
Memorial donations to the Canadian Diabetes Association or Canadian
Cancer Society would be appreciated.

HOLMES o@ca.on.middlesex_county.london.london_free_press 2005-03-30 published
WALKER,
Kenneth▼Calvin▼
Peacefully at London Health Sciences Centre-South Street Campus,
London▼ on Tuesday, March 29th, 2005, Kenneth Calvin
WALKER of
London, in his 61st year. Beloved husband of Esther
(TORICHT)
WALKER for 37 years. Loving father of Dan
WALKER, and Jennifer
BOONE and her husband Shannon all of London. Dear brother of
Marjory BELL and her husband Bill of Chatham, Donna
STRACHAN
and her husband Robert, and Janet
HOLMES all of London and his
sister-in-law Elsie
WALKER of Saint Thomas. Predeceased by his
parents Norman and Mary
WALKER, his brothers Douglas and Bruce
and his brother-in-law Jim
HOLMES.
Dearly▼ loved "Pa" of Madison
WALKER.
Ken▼ will be missed by his beagle Buster.
Ken was a dedicated employee of University of Western Ontario
Physical Plant Department for over 33 years. A private family
graveside service was held in Gillies Cemetery, West Lorne. A
public memorial service will be held on Saturday, April 9th,
2005 at 11: 00 am at Westview Baptist Church, 1000 Wonderland
Road South, London. A. Millard George Funeral Home, 60 Ridout
Street South, London (433-5184) entrusted with arrangements.
As an expression of sympathy, memorial donations may be made
to the London Regional Cancer Program, 747 Baseline Road East,
London, Ontario, N6C 2R6 or to the Victorian Order of Nurses,
1151 Florence Street, London, Ontario, N5W 2M7. (Online condolences
accepted at www.amgeorgefh.on.ca).

HOLMES o@ca.on.middlesex_county.london.london_free_press 2005-03-31 published
HOLMES,
KennethPaul▼
Kenneth Paul
HOLMES
(K.Paul▼) B.A., M.Ed. on Wednesday, March
30, 2005, passed away as a result of a vehicular mishap in Florida.
Paul was raised in Saint Thomas, Ontario, the
son of L.T. and Gladys
HOLMES and educated: London Normal School; Western University
and Buffalo University. He was a teacher for 37 years with both
the Niagara South Board of Education and Brock University. He
is survived by his wife
Margaret
(TROSTENKO) of 44 years; a son,
Mark (Paula); beloved granddaughter Robyne Elizabeth and grand_son
James Paul; a sister Marion
CHAPMAN of Ottawa; numerous nieces,
nephews and cousins; and three brothers-in-law and their wives.
He was a Forester member, sang with the Gentlemen Songsters,
and a Choir member of Stamford United Church. He was an active
volunteer with Boy Scouts of Canada and a former Stamford Centre
Volunteer Fireman. We wish to thank Dr. Chan, Dr. Philip McGarry
and the wonderful nursing staff of Greater Niagara General Hospital
StepDown unit; longtime Friends Bill and Barbara
ROSS,
Cheryl
and Wayne SCOTT and Reg and Cathy
FERLAND for their support during
this difficult time. Special thanks to Reverend Harvey
TOBEY of Stamford
United Church for his presence, support and kind, caring prayers.
Paul was always a gentleman with integrity and witt and shall
be missed. In lieu of flowers, donations may be made to Stamford
United Church Choirs or a charity of choice. There will be a
service of Remembrance on April 3, 2005 at 2: 00 p.m. at Stamford
United Church. Me wajueyou Eng lublu tebe. Arrangements entrusted
to Patterson Funeral Home, 6062 Main Street, Niagara Falls.

HOLMES o@ca.on.middlesex_county.london.london_free_press 2005-04-08 published
WALKER,
Kenneth▲Calvin▲
Peacefully at London Health Sciences Centre- South Street Campus,
London▲ on Tuesday, March 29th, 2005, Kenneth Calvin
WALKER of
London, in his 61st year. Beloved husband of Esther (Toricht)
WALKER for 37 years. Loving father of Dan
WALKER, and Jennifer
BOONE and her husband Shannon all of London. Dear brother of
Marjory BELL and her husband Bill of Chatham, Donna
STRACHAN
and her husband Robert, and Janet
HOLMES all of London and his
sister-in-law Elsie
WALKER of Saint Thomas. Predeceased by his
parents Norman and Mary
WALKER, his brothers Douglas and Bruce
and his brother-in-law Jim
HOLMES.
Dearly▲ loved "Pa" of Madison
WALKER.
Ken▲ will be missed by his beagle Buster.
Ken was a dedicated employee of University of Western Ontario
Physical Plant Department for over 33 years. A private family
graveside service was held in Gillies Cemetery, West Lorne. A
public memorial service will be held on Saturday, April 9th,
2005 at 11: 00 a.m. at Westview Baptist Church, 1000 Wonderland
Road South, London. A. Millard George Funeral Home, 60 Ridout
Street South, London (433-5184) entrusted with arrangements.
As an expression of sympathy, memorial donations may be made
to the London Regional Cancer Program, 747 Baseline Road East,
London, Ontario, N6C 2R6 or to the Victorian Order of Nurses,
1151 Florence Street, London, Ontario, N5W 2M7. (Online condolences
accepted at www.amgeorgefh.on.ca).

HOLMES o@ca.on.middlesex_county.london.london_free_press 2005-05-30 published
RASMUSSEN,
KaiO.
Kai O., born in Holte Denmark October 23, 1939 passed away suddenly
May 28th, 2005 at Saint Thomas Elgin General Hospital. Kai will
be lovingly remembered by his wife
Wilma▼
(HOLMES) and his children
Pennie RASMUSSEN (Saint Thomas), Kim and Rob
BAUM, Kristen
LAY,
Brian and Erik
BAUM
(Iona,)
Bob and Jennifer
RASMUSSEN, Megen,
Brooklen and Madisen (Saint Thomas). Kai will be sadly missed by
his mother Winien (Bea)
RASMUSSEN of London, and his sisters
Beckey and Brian
JACKSON of Grand Bend, Benthe
BALICKI,
SusanRASMUSSEN and his Aunt Lizzie
MICHEELSEN all of London. Kai leaves
several aunts and uncles living in Denmark. Also missing him
are brothers-in-law John and Carolyn
HOLMES of Peterborough,
Bob and Joyce
HOLMES of Cambridge, Don and Linda
HOLMES of St.
Thomas and Ken
HOLMES of Saint Thomas and sister-in-law Laura and
Dave DOHNT of Aylmer and many nieces and nephews on both sides
of the ocean. Kai is predeceased by his father Carl
RASMUSSEN
and sister Angel
RASMUSSEN of London.
Kai made many Friends over the decades through every endeavour
he embarked upon, from stock car racing in the seventies, trailer
camping in the eighties and venturing into his business of Diamond
Concrete Services in the nineties. He was also deeply committed
to Motorcycle Toys for Tots Fundraiser and the Motorcycle Awareness
and You Program which is now active across Canada and the U.S.A.
Kai was very proud to be a part of the realization of the Port
Stanley Skate Park Dream. Cremation has taken place. Visitation
will take place at the H.A. Kebbel Funeral Home, Talbot Street,
Aylmer from 2: 00-4:00 and 7:00-9:00 on Tuesday. A memorial service
will be held at the funeral home on Wednesday, June 1st at 1: 00
p.m. Donations to Canadian Cancer Society would be appreciated.

HOLMES o@ca.on.middlesex_county.london.london_free_press 2005-06-22 published
MITCHELL,
NormanArnold
Norman Arnold
MITCHELL, peacefully at St. Joseph's Hospital on
Monday, June 20, 2005 in his 93rd year. Husband of the late Thelma,
née JONES (1973) and the late Georgeanne, née
KRONE (1986.) Predeceased
by his dear friend Eleanor
HOLMES.
Brother-in-law of Melville
JONES and his wife
Edna and the late Doris
HOFFMAN, née
JONES
and her husband Kenneth. Uncle of Lorna, Wendy, Geoffrey, Michael,
Richard and the late Robert. He will be fondly remembered by
his many grand and great-grand nieces and nephews. Norman retired
as General Manager of Canada Permanent Mortgage Corporation which
he established in London in 1959. Friends may call during the
hour preceding the funeral service which will be conducted at
the James A. Harris Funeral Home, 220 St. James St. at Richmond
on Thursday, June 23 at 12: 00 noon by Reverend Darrell
SHAULE.
Cremation
with interment later at Mt. Pleasant Cemetery, Toronto. In lieu
of flowers, memorial contributions to the Canadian Cancer Society
would be gratefully acknowledged.

HOLMES o@ca.on.middlesex_county.london.london_free_press 2005-07-12 published
GRIFFIN,
MelvinVasco
On Sunday, July 10, 2005 at Bluewater Health Mitton Street Site,
Sarnia,MelvinVascoGRIFFIN, age 71 of Sarnia. Beloved husband
of Margaret Ann
(HOLMES)
GRIFFIN.
Loved▼ father of Lynn and her
husband Peter
ESSER, Paul
GRIFFIN and his wife Karen, Kelley
NIEUWLAND and her husband Robert, all of Sarnia. Stepfather of
David JOSEPH and his wife
Marie, and Sheri
JOSEPH, all of Sarnia.
Dear grandfather of Rob and Kelly
ESSER,
Christina,Joshua and
Lisa GRIFFIN,
Samantha and Jennifer
NIEUWLAND and grandfather
of Braeden
JOSEPH and Michael
JOSEPH.
Loved brother of Marion
BROOKE and her husband Eugene of Smith's Falls. Also survived
by nieces and nephews. Predeceased by his parents William and
Ethel GRIFFIN and by a brother Bill. A funeral service will be
held at Bethel Pentecostal Church, 1565 London Line, Sarnia on
Thursday, July 14, 2005 at 1: 00 pm. Interment to follow in Resurrection
Cemetery. Friends will be received at the Smith Funeral Home,
1576 London Line, Sarnia on Wednesday afternoon from 2 to 4 p.m.
and evening from 7 to 9 p.m. Sympathy through donations to the
Breast Cancer Society or the Heart and Stroke Foundation would
be appreciated by the family. Memories and condolences may be
sent online to www.smithfuneralhome.ca

HOLMES o@ca.on.middlesex_county.london.london_free_press 2005-07-18 published
HOLMES,
GeraldW.
It is with heavy hearts and great sorrow that the family of Gerald
W. HOLMES of Clinton, announces his passing on Saturday, July
16, 2005 at the Clinton Public Hospital, after a long battle
with cancer in his 72nd year. He was the beloved husband for
49 years to Donna
(KING.) Dear father of Greg and his wife
Susan
of Mississauga and Karen of Clinton. Very proud grandfather of
Andrew, Michael, Sarah and Rachel. Dear son of the late Ethel
(HONEYFORD, 1972) and Russell
HOLMES (1977.) Dear brother of
Jack and Nancy
HOLMES of Clinton and brother-in-law of John and
Barbara DABBS of Hamilton. Also missed by nieces and nephews,
Dan and Cemile
HOLMES of Washington, D.C., Jeff and Mary
YONCHUS
of Guelph, Marge
HOLMES of Clinton, Mike and Sue
McKAGUE of Ancaster,
Jeff DABBS of Hamilton, Chris and Tracy
DABBS of Vancouver, and
5 great nephews and 2 great nieces.
He owned and operated Fairholme Dairy for many years. He was
a past master of Clinton Lodge Ancient, Free and Accepted Masons
No. 84. Gerald was also a member of the Scottish Rite and was
an honourary member of the Director's Staff of Mocha Temple,
London. The family will receive Friends at the Falconer Funeral
Homes Ltd, 153 High Street, Clinton, on Tuesday from 2-4 and
7-9 p.m. A celebration of life service will be held at Ontario
Street United Church on Wednesday, July 20, 2005 at 2 p.m. Reverend
Janet FRADETTE will officiate with Bob
ELLIOT/ELLIOTT assisting. Cremation.
Memorial donations may be made to the Clinton Public Hospital
Foundation or the Shriners Hospitals for Children as expressions
of sympathy. A memorial service will be held by the Clinton Masonic
Lodge Ancient, Free and Accepted Masons No. 84 on Tuesday at
9 p.m.

HOLMES o@ca.on.middlesex_county.london.london_free_press 2005-07-24 published
TALASKAVICH,
GayleAnn (née
METCALFE)
Suddenly at home on Friday, July 22, 2005. Gayle Ann (née
METCALFE)
TALASKAVICH, age 57 of London. Beloved wife of Cleon and mother
of Nathan, London. Daughter of Jack and the late Kay
METCALFE,
Petrolia.▼Sister of Peggy and her husband Terry
HOLMES,
Sarnia.
Aunt of Andrew
HOLMES, Bright's Grove. Niece of Joyce
PREVETT,
Petrolia.Sister-in-law of Joann and her husband Jean
AUGER,
aunt of William Dakota
MARSH,
BritishColumbia.Gayle was the
manager of Occupational Health and Safety Service at London Health
Sciences Centre, London. Visitation at the McKenzie and Blundy
Funeral Home and Cremation Centre, 431 Christina Street North,
Sarnia on Tuesday from 2-4 and 7-9 p.m. The service will be held
in the McKenzie and Blundy chapel on Wednesday at 11 a.m. Interment
Hillsdale Cemetery, Petrolia. As an expression of sympathy, Friends
who wish may send memorial donations to your local Humane Society
or to the charity of your choice. Messages of condolence and
memories may be left at www.mckenzieblundy.com. A tree will be
planted in memory of Gayle
TALASKAVICH in the McKenzie and Blundy
Memorial Forest. Dedication service Sunday, September 18, 2005
at 2 p.m. at the Wawanosh Wetlands Conservation Area.

HOLMES o@ca.on.middlesex_county.london.london_free_press 2005-08-10 published
HOLMES,
Paul▲
Paul of Sparta, on Thursday, August 4th, 2005, in his 40th year.
Beloved son of Wilma
HOLMES of Aylmer, and Gordon and his wife
Sharon of Saint Thomas. Dear brother of Steve and his wife Lisa
HOLMES and loved uncle of Marissa and Scott, and dear stepbrother
of Tammy SCHLEICH of Saint Thomas. Paul was born in Oakville on
September 28, 1965. He worked at the Ford Motor Company of Canada,
Talbotville. A private family service was held Monday afternoon
from Williams Funeral Home, 45 Elgin Street, Saint Thomas. Cremation
took place, with burial of ashes in Springfield Cemetery. Donations
may be made to the Sunshine Foundation (Dream for Kids) or the
Regional Mental Health Care.

HOLMES o@ca.on.middlesex_county.london.london_free_press 2005-08-27 published
HOLMES,
DonaldAlbert
At Saint Thomas Elgin General Hospital on Friday, August 26, 2005.
Donald Albert
HOLMES of Aylmer in his 94th year. Beloved husband
of Nora (HUGHES)
HOLMES. Dear brother of the late Luton
HOLMES
and the late Kenoly
HOLMES. Survived by a number of nieces and
nephews. Born in Aylmer, Ontario on April 29, 1912
son of the
late John and Pearl
HOLMES.
Don retired from the Liquor Control
Board of Ontario in Aylmer. He was an avid fisherman and he was
a veteran of World War 2. Friends may call at the H.A. Kebbel
Funeral Home, Aylmer on Sunday 2-4 and 7-9 p.m. where the funeral
service will be held on Monday, August 29, 2005 at 1: 00 p.m.
Interment,AylmerCemetery. Reverend Norman
JONES, officiating. Donations
to the Diabetes Assoc. would be appreciated.

HOLMES o@ca.on.middlesex_county.london.london_free_press 2005-10-22 published
SMITH,
HerbertDenis
Of Saint Thomas, on Wednesday, October 19, 2005, at the Saint Thomas-Elgin
General Hospital, in his 80th year. Dearly loved father of Alison
and her husband Phillip
HARTLEY of Fort Erie and Stuart and his
wife MurielSMITH of Monkstown, North Ireland. Dear brother of
Phyllis BRIDGER
(Alfred) of England, David
SMITH (Brenda) of
England and the late Ozzie
SMITH.
Loved grandfather of Krista
HARTLEY and partner Curtis
SALTZBERRY of Fort Erie, Adrian
HARTLEY
of Trenton, Kimberley
SMITH of England, and Michael and Becky
SMITH of Monkstown, North Ireland. Dear friend of Lorraine
HOLMES,
Audrey WOODS, Bill
JONES, Don
BAILEY, Malcolm
THORNTON and many
others. Herb was born in Deal, Kent, England on Ferbruary 24,
1926, the son of the late Samuel and Dorothy
(AXON)
SMITH. He
worked as a welder, millright and after retiring worked at Zehr's.
Herb served in the British Royal Navy (World War 2 veteran) and
was a member of the Branch 41 of the Royal Canadian Legion, Elgin
Regiment (Band member) and the Royal Navy Club, Deal, Kent, England.
He maintained the veterans section of South Park Cemetery and
received a civic award from the City of Saint Thomas for his effort.
A Public memorial service will be held at Williams Funeral Home,
45 Elgin Street, Saint Thomas on Monday at 11: 00 a.m. Visitation
Monday from 10: 00-11:00 a.m. Cremation has taken place. Flowers
gratefully declined, with remembrances to the Heart and Stroke
Foundation or the Lung Association.

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PEAL,
AdaLorraine (née
ELLIOT/ELLIOTT)
Peacefully, at Cambridge Country Manor, Ada Lorraine
PEAL on
Thursday, October 27, 2005 Ada was born at Bracebridge, Ontario,
January 13, 1919, youngest daughter of Benjamin Stephen and Florence
Spatchet (PITTMAN)
ELLIOT/ELLIOTT.
Loving wife for 67 years of William
Hamilton PEAL, mother of Joy Donna (Sanford)
BENDER of Guelph
and David William (Shirley)
PEAL of Winnipeg. She is survived
by elder sister Violet
RUPP of Caledonia, grandchildren Donna
(Bryan) HOLST and Douglas
SMITH and great grandchildren Erika,
Geordan, Hayley and Wyatt. Predeceased by her eldest sister,
Irene HOLMES (1987) and her youngest son, James Robert
PEAL (1969.)
She's walkin' again now! The family will receive Friends at the
MacKinnon Family Funeral Home "Showmaker Chapel" 55 Mill Street
East, Acton, (1-877-421-9860 - toll free) on Wednesday, November
2nd from 7 to 9 p.m. The Funeral Service will be held in the
"Shoemaker Chapel" on Thursday, November 3rd at two o'clock.
Remembrances to a charity of your choice would be appreciated
by the family.

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FORSHEE,
Austin
Age 93 of Chatham formerly of Dresden passed away Wednesday November
2, 2005 at Thamesview Lodge, Chatham. He was born in Camden Township
son of the late George and Hattie
(LYNCH)
FORSHEE. He had farmed
in the Tupperville area for many years. Austin was a member of
Dresden Community Church, member and Past master of Sydenham
Masonic Lodge # 255 Ancient, Free and Accepted Masons, Past Grand
Steward of Grand Lodge, member of O.E.S. and a former member
and treasurer of Zion United Church Tupperville. His wife Ethel
(BIRD)
FORSHEE predeceased in 2004. Surviving are two daughters:
Nancy and Jim
BLACKBURN of Wallaceburg, Rosemary
NICHOLLS and
Lorne JONES of Victoria, British Columbia; one son Robert
FORSHEE
of Chatham; five grandchildren: Brad and Diane
BLACKBURN,
BethBLACKBURN and Shay
REISE, Barbara
BLACKBURN and Todd
HOLMES,
Robert FORSHEE and William
FORSHEE.
Visitors will be received
at the Thomas L. DeBurger Funeral Home, 620 Cross Street, Dresden
on Friday 2-4 and 7-9 p.m. The funeral service will be conducted
from the chapel of the funeral home on Saturday, November 5,
2005 at 2: 00 p.m. with Reverend Linda
McFADDEN and Reverend Colin
PATERSON
officiating. Interment in Dresden Cemetery. Sydenham Masonic
Lodge will conduct a service at the funeral home on Friday at
7: 00 p.m. Memorial contributions may be made by cheque to Canadian
National Institute for the Blind or the charity of your choice.

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HECKENDORF,
Lillian (née
BRADLEY)
Quietly at University Hospital on December 1st, 2005, Mrs. Lillian
HECKENDORF (née
BRADLEY,) of London in her 86th year. Beloved
wife of the late Stephen
HECKENDORF.
Loving mother of Tony
HECKENDORF,
Teresa NICHOLDS
(Brian) and Karen
HOLMES (Gord.) Dear grandmother
of Nadine NICHOLDS,
SamNICHOLDS and Nicole
HECKENDORF. She will
be sadly missed by nieces Sylvia and Judy-Lynn. Visitation will
be held at the Lloyd R. Needham Funeral Chapel on Sunday, December
4th, 2005 from 7-9 p.m. where the funeral service will be held
on Monday, December 5th at 1 p.m. Interment at Mt. Pleasant Cemetery.
Donations in memory of Lillian to the London Regional Cancer
Centre would be appreciated.

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HOLMES,
JackWelch "
Buck"
Of Blenheim passed away on Thursday evening December 29, 2005
at the Blenheim Community Village. Buck was born in McKay's Corners,
Harwich Township 90 years ago,
son of the late James
HOLMES and
Nina WELCH.
His wife the former Nellie
MAHER died January 2,
2005. He is survived by a brother Murray in Toronto, several
nieces and nephews, sister-in-law Mary
GOSSO of London. Buck
was predeceased by his brother Uriel in 1995. Friends will be
received by the family one hour prior to the Funeral Service
being conducted in the chapel of the J.L. Ford Funeral Home,
Blenheim on Monday at 2: 00 pm with Lay Pastoral Minister Sheryle
STEADMAN officiating. Interment in Blenheim Evergreen Cemetery
on the anniversary of his wife's death. Memorials to the Blenheim
Community Village Palliative Care would be appreciated.

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MITGES,
DAVIDH.
At Guelph on Monday, January 10th, 2005. David
MITGES in his
47th year. Dear father of Antonia and Dominic. Loving son of
Peter and Joan
MITGES and the late Helen
(HOLMES)
MITGES.
Devoted
brother of George and his wife Barbara of Columbus, Ohio and
Jamie MITGES of Guelph. Remembered by his wife
Yolanda and many
nieces and nephews. David was formerly active in the family business,
Golden T Foods; a Past President of the Grand Valley Branch of
the Ontario Restaurant and Food Service Association; and during
the past 12 years was involved in the Financial Planning field.
Friends may call at the Gilchrist Chapel-McIntyre and Wilkie Funeral
Home, One Delhi Street, Guelph (from 2- 4 and 7- 9 p.m. on Thursday).
Funeral service will be held at St. George's Anglican Church,
99 Woolwich Street, Guelph on Friday, January 14th at 2: 30 p.m.
Interment Woodlawn Cemetery. Memorial contributions to the Saturday
Night Suppers c/o Chalmers United Church Outreach would be appreciated.
We invite you to leave your memories and donations online at:
www.gilchristchapel.com

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John GLADSTONE,
Cleric And Orator 1921-2005
Handsome, eloquent and blessed with a keen intelligence, the
Baptist minister was 'a pulpit virtuoso' who cultivated a large
and loyal Toronto congregation, writes Sandra
MARTIN
By Sandra MARTIN,
Saturday,January 22, 2005 - Page S7
A passionate soccer fan, an avid reader of spy thrillers and
a man of unwavering faith, John
GLADSTONE was such a compelling
preacher that he drew celebrants to his Toronto pulpit from as
far away as Michigan. For more than 30 years, Reverend Charles Adams
of Hartford Memorial Baptist Church in Detroit would conduct
two services for his own congregation on Sunday mornings, drive
with his wife to Toronto to hear Reverend
GLADSTONE deliver his evening
sermon and then get back in their car for the four-hour drive
home.
Back in the early 1970s, a time of bristling racial tensions
in the northern U.S., Reverend Adams was feeling burdened by the
weight of his pastoral duties. He loved Toronto "as a city of
high intellect and high culture" and he wanted "to be where I
could be stimulated, but not called upon [as a pastor]. Chancing
upon Yorkminster Park Baptist Church in mid-town Toronto, he
found himself in a "gorgeous, gorgeous church and wonderful music
and great, great preaching" by Reverend
GLADSTONE.
Rev. Adams always sat in a back pew because he didn't want to
be conspicuous, although as a black man in those white-bread
days that was a slim hope. "I just wanted to receive the word
and it was preached with such clarity and such classical greatness
that I would go many times to fulfill my spiritual cup and recharge
my batteries," he said this week. "Dr.
GLADSTONE stimulated me
intellectually and spiritually as a man who was morally committed
to what he was doing and what he was about."
John Norris
GLADSTONE was born in 1921 in London, the second
of three children of a Baptist minister and his wife. He grew
up in Suffolk in the east of England, playing goal in soccer
and developing a life-long passion for the Arsenal football club
of London. He enlisted in the Royal Air Force when the Second
World War broke out, hoping to become a pilot. Because he was
myopic in one eye, he failed the eyesight test and was assigned
instead to the "codes-and-ciphers" detachment. That is probably
how he survived the war, commented his son Peter
GLADSTONE, a
Toronto cardiologist, pointing out that his father had served
in Iceland and was part of the Normandy landing in June, 1944,
before being sent to Australia to help defend against a feared
expansion of the war in Asia.
After peace came, Reverend
GLADSTONE attended Manchester Baptist
College. He graduated and was ordained in 1950, the same year
he married Joyce
AUSTIN. In the early years of their marriage
and his ministry they served in churches in Caversham, Plymouth
and Bromley and had their two children, Peter and Judith. Leonard
GRIFFITH, long-time minister at St. Paul's Anglican Church and
another legendary Toronto preacher, met Reverend
GLADSTONE in 1960
when he moved to England to serve as minister in an Anglican
church in the East End of London.
The two families both lived in Bromley, an awkward commute to
Rev. GRIFFITH's church. One Sunday night, feeling exhausted from
preaching both a morning and an evening sermon at City Temple,
Rev. GRIFFITH arrived at Bromley Station, praying for a bus to
take him the rest of the way home. Instead, as he told the celebrants
at the memorial service for Reverend
GRIFFITH on Sunday, he found
"an angel on the platform, wearing a clerical collar," with a
car waiting outside.
Later, Reverend
GRIFFITH invited his friend to preach at a week-day
noon service at City Temple. "Here was a pulpit virtuoso who
approached the preaching task with the preparation and dedication
of a violinist approaching a concerto," Reverend
GRIFFITH said in
his tribute. "His sermon gripped me because it had something
to say. It was well structured, richly illustrated, appealing
to my heart as well as my mind. He had obviously written a full
manuscript, but there was no sign of it, because he looked directly
into the faces of his congregation and preached with an eloquence
that flowed from his finger tips."
The GLADSTONE family immigrated to Canada in response to a call
from Yorkminster Park Baptist Church early in 1965. He served
the congregation for 26 years, publishing four books of his collected
sermons, contributing regularly to Moments of Meditation on
CFRB
radio and guest preaching in a wide variety of pulpits that included
the Bill Graham Schools of Evangelism and the First Baptist Church
in Washington, where he spent eight months as an interim minister
after he officially retired from Yorkminster Park.
His evangelical prowess is celebrated in The John N. Gladstone
Festival of Preaching at McMaster Divinity College in Hamilton,
an annual professional-development event devoted to technique
and sources.
Former cabinet minister Barbara
MacDOUGALL, who grew up attending
Sunday services in the church, described him as very caring and
compassionate, but also realistic. "He understood the whole range
of human emotion," she said. In commenting on his "seamless and
very interesting sermons," she said Reverend
GLADSTONE had an exceptional
mind that he combined with a great faith and a formidable capacity
to communicate. "He had a scholarly background so he was very
knowledgeable and he also had a good sense of humour. I don't
think any of his sermons passed without some humorous anecdote
that would illustrate his point very well."
A tall, handsome man with a slight British accent, chalk-white
hair and a twinkle in his eye, Reverend
GLADSTONE's appearance and
manner of dressing were as elegant as his speech. "We all have
our vulnerabilities and maybe that was one of his, but it is
not one that I regard as serious," Ms.
MacDOUGALL said with a
laugh. "If God gives you the gift of being good-looking, what
are you waiting for?"
Anglican canon Reginald
STACKHOUSE, referred to him as "one of
the last pulpit giants" who not only attracted a larger attendance
to his church, but held it for more than two decades. That's
a considerable tribute, he said, to somebody who was preaching
twice a Sunday in a time when the conventional wisdom decreed
that sermons were out of date, preaching was an anachronism,
and the church itself was in decline. "John
GLADSTONE represented
the reality, mainly that people still look for the spoken word
and respond to it when it is done so well."
Rev. Adams concurred. "He was an amazing master of the English
language with a very clear lyrical way of expressing himself,"
he said. As a preacher, Reverend
GLADSTONE used examples and illustrations
from literature, the Bible, current events and everyday life
to make concrete connections with his congregation. "He was inspirational
in his prayers," said Reverend
STACKHOUSE. "He had a combination
of elegant language and suppliant delivery. One did not get the
impression that he was haranguing the Almighty; he was petitioning,
but in a most elegant way."
Both his children considered him a "wonderful" father who loved
them unconditionally. "We certainly weren't unconditionally good,
but that didn't matter," said his daughter Judith
MURRAY, a physiotherapist.
"He had a terrific sense of humour," added his son Peter.
After 47 years of marriage, Reverend
GLADSTONE's wife
Joyce died
in 1997, the same year he underwent a double bypass heart operation.
Three years later, he suffered a couple of small strokes that
affected his ability to organize his thoughts. When he found
he could no longer preach extemporaneously to the high standards
he had set himself, he stepped down from the pulpit and served
the church in other ways.
His successor Reverend Peter
HOLMES was "very gracious" about asking
him to lead the congregation in prayer and to read the scripture
during services, according to Ms.
MURRAY. And her father was
very gracious in return. "I never ask, but I always say yes,"
he told his daughter about Reverend
HOLMES's invitations. He also
devoted a lot of time to House of Compassion, an organization
that serves the homeless, and to the Langham Trust, a foundation
established for the education of clergy in the developing world.
His support of the Arsenal football club grew as time passed
and in his retirement he devoted Saturday mornings to watching
his favourite team on television. "He was an Arsenal fan to the
end," said his son. "It was a big comfort to him" after his wife
died, said his daughter, adding with a chuckle that her mother
"wouldn't have allowed him to watch that much soccer."
Admitting that as a child it was sometimes hard to share her
father with the rest of the congregation, Ms.
MURRAY said that
"as a kid you see that as a negative, but now I see it as a positive.
My pastor said [after her father died] 'he pointed the way to
heaven for a lot of people.' How could I not share somebody who
was doing that?"
John Norris
GLADSTONE was born in the Hammersmith area of London
on October 6, 1921. He died of cancer after a long illness in
Toronto on January 4. He was 83. He is survived by his son Peter
and daughter Judith.

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WRIGHT,
MurielMargaret
(Feb. 23, 1914 - January 22, 2005)
On January 22, 2005 Muriel M.
WRIGHT passed away peacefully at
90 years leaving to mourn son Gordon (Heather)
WELLS, grand_son
Martin,▲ brother James (Nancy)
HOLMES, sister Doris and nieces
and nephews. Muriel joined the Women's Royal English Naval Service
in 1942. She obtained B.A., B.Ed., B.L.Sc. degrees and retired
from Macdonald College (McGill Univ.) as head Librarian in 1979.
She retired to Orillia and moved to British Columbia in 2000.
A family memorial to be held. Donations to the Society for the
Prevention of Cruelty to Animals in her memory. Personal Alternative
Funeral Services (Kamloops) 1-866-664-9646.

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JONES,
Iris
(MASON) (née
MATTHEWS)
March 10, 2005, at the Lakeshore General Hospital in Pointe-Claire,
Quebec, at the age of 89. Beloved wife of the late Leonard
JONES.
Iris will be remembered by her daughter, Julia
MASON
(PierreBEAUCHAMP,) her son, Ian
MASON
(NormandePLOURDE,) her brother
Edward MATTHEWS
(Darleen,▼) her sisters Rosa
RILEY, June
HOLMES
(John) and her sisters-in-law Jean
MATTHEWS
(Bruce,)
AleneMATTHEWS
(Frank,) her granddaughters Emma and Arianne
BEAUCHAMP, as well
as her many nephews, nieces, cousins and Friends in Toronto,
Pointe-Claire, and Guelph. Family and Friends will be invited
to attend a private ceremony at a summer date and place to be
announced. In lieu of flowers, a donation to the Red Cross Society
would be gratefully appreciated.

HOLMES o@ca.on.york_county.toronto.globe_and_mail 2005-04-25 published
CLIFFORD,
Charles▼Thomas▼ "
Tom▼"
On Saturday, April 23rd, 2005 in his 81st year. Beloved son of
the late John and Susan. Survived by his brother Bill (Jean) of
Owen Sound and sister in law Bessie. Predeceased by his sister
Dorothy, and brothers Jack and Jim. All his nieces and nephews
and very close Friends will miss him. Tom was a former City Councillor
for 27 years (chaired every standing committee), former member
of the Board of Education. He also held the position as Harbour
Commissioner, Hydro Commissioner, member of the Toronto East
General Hospital's Board of Governors, and member of the College
of Nurses Council and Discipline Committee. Tom served oversees
in World War 2 and member of the Royal Canadian Military Institute.
Member of the Rameses Shriners, past president of Riverdale Kiwanis
Club, past president Gilbert and Sullivan Society, former owner
of Lakeside Golf Club in Haliburton and member of Yorkminster
Park Baptish Church. Tom's tireless volunteer work touched too
many to mention. Visitation to be held at the Morley Bedford
Funeral Home, 159 Eglinton Avenue West, (2 lights west of Yonge
St.) on Tuesday, April 26 7-9 p.m., Wednesday, April 27 2-4 and
7-9 p.m. A service will be held at Yorkminster Park Baptist Church,
ReverendJ.Peter▲HOLMES officiating, 1585 Yonge Street (at Heath
Street) on Thursday, April 28, 11: 00 am. A reception to follow
in the church. Interment Resthaven Cemetery. If desired, a memorial
donation may be made to the Toronto East General Foundation,
825 Coxwell Avenue, Toronto, Ontario M4C 3E7.

HOLMES o@ca.on.york_county.toronto.globe_and_mail 2005-08-03 published
MORRIS,
Anna (née
MATAITIS)
Passed away peacefully at the Carpenter Hospice in Burlington,
on Sunday, July 31, 2005, at the age of 88, after a courageous
battle with cancer. Beloved mother of Norman
MORRIS and his wife
Melanie and devoted grandmother of Daniel and Jennifer. Survived
by her niece Sister Mary
ZILINSKI.
Anna is predeceased by her
father Stanislaus, mother Cecilia and sister Stacia
ZILINSKI.
The family would like to express their gratitude and appreciation
to the family physician Dr. John
HOLMES and all the wonderful
staff at Carpenter Hospice for their outstanding care and compassion.
No visitation. Funeral Mass will be Celebrated at St. Raphael's
Roman Catholic Church, 4072 New Street, Burlington, on Thursday,
August 4, 2005 at 10: 30 a.m. Private interment. If desired, expressions
of sympathy to the Carpenter Hospice would be sincerely appreciated
by the family.
(Arrangements entrusted to Smith's Funeral Home, Burlington,
905-632-3333.) www.smithsfh.com

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BAILEY,
Dr.▼John▼Davidson,▼ M.D. (U. of Toronto, '47,) F.R.C.P.
(August 22, 1922-August 24, 2005)
Died peacefully at Humber River Hospital. He leaves his wife
of 55 years, Mary (née
HOLMES,) his children, Kathryn and Dan,
Peter and Peeter, Martha and Tim, John and Rosanna, Bob and Chris,
his grandchildren, Tom and Andrea, Jim and Leah, Ken, Brendan,
Alex, and Amy, his siblings, Alma and Bryce, Beth and George,
and Jim and Mary. Paediatric endocrinologist for many years at
the Hospital for Sick Children and Professor of Paediatrics,
emeritus, University of Toronto. A private interment will take
place in Chatham, Ontario on August 29, and a memorial service
will be held at Islington United Church, Etobicoke, on September
3 at 11 a.m. Memorial donations may be made to the Endocrine
Department of the Hospital for Sick Children.

HOLMES o@ca.on.york_county.toronto.globe_and_mail 2005-08-29 published
BAILEY,
Dr.▲John▲Davidson,▲ M.D. (U. of Toronto, '47,) F.R.C.P.
(August 22, 1922-August 24, 2005)
Died peacefully at Humber River Hospital. He leaves his wife
of 55 years, Mary (née
HOLMES,) his children, Kathryn and Dan,
Peter and Peeter, Martha and Tim, John and Rosanna, Bob and Chris,
his grandchildren, Tom and Andrea, Jim and Leah, Ken, Brendan,
Alex, and Amy, his siblings, Alma and Bryce, Beth and George,
and Jim and Mary. Paediatric endocrinologist for many years at
the Hospital for Sick Children and Professor of Paediatrics,
emeritus, University of Toronto. A private interment will take
place in Chatham, Ontario on August 29, and a memorial service
will be held at Islington United Church, Etobicoke, on September
3 at 11 a.m. Memorial donations may be made to the Endocrine
Department of the Hospital for Sick Children.

HOLMES o@ca.on.york_county.toronto.globe_and_mail 2005-11-17 published
Ruth Alice
HOWES
By Heather
FRANCIS,
Thursday,November 17, 2005, Page A24
Teacher, farmer, store keeper, gardener, baker, grandmother.
Born February 17, 1901, in Winchester, Ontario Died May 17 in
Winchester of natural causes, aged 104.
When Ruth died, it surprised all of us who knew her. She had
survived countless surgeries and illnesses and, no matter how
ill, she always got better. Her early life no doubt helped her
form her strong will, willingness to make do, and love for her
community.
Ruth Alice
HOLMES was born on a farm just outside of Winchester,
Ontario She was the seventh child of an eventual 11 to Nathaniel
and Annettie
HOLMES.
She▼ was fortunate that her parents valued
her education and arranged for her to board in Winchester after
she survived rheumatoid fever and was too weak to walk the return
trip to high school.
She trained as a teacher and taught for several years at the
one-room schoolhouse she had attended herself, just outside Winchester.
But her teaching career was interrupted when she got married
in 1927, as married women were not allowed to teach at the time.
She loved recounting how the school inspector tried to convince
her not to marry, but she wed Gerald
HOWES of a neighbouring
farm.
They moved to a farm down the road from her old home and the
schoolhouse and Ruth began her second career as a farm wife and
mother. Her children, Joyce and Jean, became able hands with
all the labour that a dairy and crop farm entailed.
Jerry loved horses but wasn't so crazy about milking cattle,
so he and Ruth decided to sell their farm, except for a small
severance, to open a general store, gas bar, and hobby farm,
just up the road from the farm.
During this time she started teaching again. In later years,
she recalled with much fondness the children she had taught,
the troublemakers and eager ones alike, and the gifts she received,
and the skating parties that were held. Several former students
visited at her 100th birthday party and were amazed she still
remembered them.
It was in the fall of 1975, when their long-dreamt-of retirement
home was being built, that Jerry died of an aneurysm. Ruth had
to cope with ensuring the rest of the house was built properly
and with furnishing it. Whenever I visited during the next 27
years she always had delicious baked goods and casseroles on
hand. Food from her garden was a staple in summer. Her letters
told of her beautiful flower gardens, Friends visiting, church
activities attended, her latest crochet or rug-hooking project,
interest in whether we had passed the last term, and thoughtful
gestures of family and Friends.
When she was 90, she had a bad bout of pneumonia. Through her
strong will, she grew well enough to go home with the support
of visits by a homemaker and a nurse. She continued to cook her
own meals and tend to her gardens. Although they were scaled
back by the time she was 101, she still planted her own geraniums,
gladioli, potatoes, and tomatoes. In her letters that year, she
also spoke of making peach preserves and Christmas cake and pudding.
Unfortunately, in 2002 she was unable to live on her own any
longer and had to make the farthest permanent move of her life:
three kilometres to the nursing home in Winchester. Still the
perfect hostess, she apologized to visitors for not having goodies
to serve. It was my turn to bring her cookies, but she would
make sure to walk me down the hallway when I left.
After breaking her hip this spring, she rallied and survived
for a week, but she just did not have the strength to survive
this latest mishap.
Although she was not able to die in her own home, she did die
in Winchester after a quiet, but inspiring life.
Heather is Ruth's granddaughter.

HOLMES o@ca.on.york_county.toronto.globe_and_mail 2005-11-21 published
ALLEN,
Jean▼Rodgers▼ (née
KERFOOT)
Peacefully after a short illness on Friday, November 18, 2005
at Christie Gardens, in her 89th year. Dear wife of E. Basil
ALLEN.
She▼ will be lovingly remembered by step-son Lawrence,
step- daughter Leslie and Linda
ALLEN as well as her beloved
nieces, nephews, great-nieces and great-nephews. Fifth daughter
of the late Major H.W. and Annie
KERFOOT.
Predeceased▼ by her
sisters Dorothy
HOLMES, Helen
WALMSLEY, Anna
KERFOOT, Ruth
MORRIS
and her brother J.T. (Jack)
KERFOOT. A graduate of Victoria College
at the University of Toronto and McGill University, Jean served
for many years as Chief Librarian at the Ontario Legislative
Library. Visitation from the Morley Bedford Funeral Home, 159
Eglinton Avenue West (two lights west of Yonge) on Tuesday, November
22 from 7 to 9 p.m. Funeral Service will be held in the Bedford
Chapel on Wednesday at 1 p.m. Reception to follow. In lieu of
flowers, donations to the Heart and Stroke Foundation would be
appreciated by the family.

HOLMES o@ca.on.york_county.toronto.toronto_star 2005-01-10 published
HOLMES,
Grace▼
(MERCER)
It is with great sadness we announce the passing of Mary Grace
HOLMES
(MERCER) at Peel Manor, Brampton on Sunday, January 9,
2005 in her 103rd year. Dear mother of John Charles
MERCER of
DeerfieldBeach,Florida, Lillian
MERCER of Oshawa, and Raymond
James HOLMES of Barrie. Loving grandmother, great-grandmother
and great-great-grandmother. Friends may call at the Ward Funeral
Home "Brampton Chapel", 52 Main Street South (Hwy. 10), Brampton,
from 11 a.m. Wednesday until time of service in the chapel at
1 p.m. Followed by private family interment at Pine Hills Cemetery.
Ifdesired, in lieu of flowers, donations to the Red Cross Tsunami
Relief Fund would be appreciated by the family. Condolences may
be sent to g.holmes@wardfh.com "Asleep in Jesus"

HOLMES o@ca.on.york_county.toronto.toronto_star 2005-01-11 published
HOLMES,
Richard "
Homer"
On Sunday, January 9th, 2005 after a lengthy illness in his 50th
year. Beloved
son of Ron and Ruth and dear brother to Cathy and
Henry DANIELS, and Karen and Mike
BROWN.
Loving uncle to Nicole,
Ryan, Jayson and Emily. Rich will be lovingly remembered by Marilyn
LEGGE and his many Friends over the years. A Memorial Service
will be held in the Chapel of the Ogden Funeral Home, 4164 Sheppard
Ave. East, Agincourt (east of Kennedy Rd.) on Wednesday at 1
p.m. Special thanks to the Critical Care Staff of North York
General Hospital. In lieu of flowers, memorial donations to the
North York General Hospital Foundation would be appreciated.

HOLMES o@ca.on.york_county.toronto.toronto_star 2005-01-15 published
BERG,
RichardTheodore
Peacefully, at Sunnybrook Hospital, George Hees Wing, on Thursday,
January 13th, 2005 in his 80th year. Richard
BERG, beloved son
of the late Elmer Richard and the late Agnes Elizabeth
BERG.
Dear brother of the late Louise
WILSON and the late Charlotte
KERR.
Loving uncle of Wayne and Patricia
WILSON, Linda
HOPE and
the late Jess
HOPE,
Wendy and Craig
FULTON, and Laura
HOLMES.
Loving great-uncle of Jennifer, Stephanie, Adriana, Kristi, Andrew
and Bryan. Great-great-uncle to Kyle. Loving companion to Thelma
WEEDS.
Hugs and kisses, we'll miss you Uncle Ritchie. Visitation
will be held at the Ward Funeral Home, 2035 Weston Rd. (north
of Lawrence Ave.), Weston, on Monday, January 17th from 10 a.m.
until the time of the service at 11 a.m. Interment Glendale Memorial
Gardens.

HOLMES o@ca.on.york_county.toronto.toronto_star 2005-01-20 published
LAING,
Florence "
Marg"
At Centenary Health Centre, on Wednesday, January 19, 2005, in
her 86th year. Beloved wife of the late Hyatt "Bob"
LAING.
Loving
mother of Florence "Mike" and her husband John
HOLMES,
Faith
and her husband George
JOEL, and David and his wife
ShirleyMULRONEY.
Proud grandmother to 13 grandchildren and 31 great-grandchildren.
The family will receive Friends at the St. Dunstan of Canterbury
Anglican Church, 56 Lawson Road, Toronto (West Hill) from 5-9
p.m. on Thursday. The Funeral Service will be held in the church
on Friday, January 21, 2005 at 11: 00 a.m. Arrangements entrusted
to the McEachnie Funeral Home, 905-428-8488.

HOLMES o@ca.on.york_county.toronto.toronto_star 2005-02-27 published
SUL,
Nellie (formerly
SOLSKI)
Peacefully, on Thursday, February 24th, 2005 at St. Joseph's
Health Centre in her 93rd year. Nellie, beloved wife of the late
Andrew SUL
(May 1980) and beloved wife of the late Walter
SOLSKI
(January 1956). She will be sadly missed by her children Albert
SOLSKI and his wife Sheila (Brampton), Helen
INGLESE and her
husband Giorgio (Toronto,) Eddie
SOLSKI and his wife
Ruth
(Napanee.)
Beloved grandmother of Michael
SOLSKI and his wife
TracyVERNELLI,
Stephen SOLSKI and his wife Diana
GRIESDORF, Marie
RANKEL and
her husband Peter, David
SOLSKI and his wife
MichelleHOLMES,
Christopher
DALY,
ScottDALY and his wife
LindaRANKEL, Lisa
SOLSKI and her husband Jeff
TURESKI and beloved great-grandmother
of Cooper, Michael, Emma, Ben, Jack, Stephanie and Nadine. Family
and Friends may visit at the Scarborough Chapel of The McDougall
and Brown Funeral Home, 2900 Kingston Road (east of St. Clair
Ave. East) 416-267-4656 from 10 a.m. Monday until the time of
the service in the chapel at 11 a.m. Interment Mount Hope Cemetery.
In lieu of flowers, donations to a charity of your choice would
be appreciated. Special thanks to the staff of the St. Joseph's
Health Centre and the Lakeside Nursing Home.

HOLMES o@ca.on.york_county.toronto.toronto_star 2005-03-01 published
BALLANTYNE,
Wilma (née
HOLMES)
Passed away in her 95th year on February 9, 2005. Wilma was born
in Toronto, attended Huron Street School and Harbord Collegiate.
She worked at Confederation Life until 1938 when her beau persuaded
her to marry and move to Smokey Falls, a remote townsite in Northern
Ontario. They moved to Kapuskasing in 1949 where Wilma became
an active volunteer in the community and combined this with homemaking,
hobbies and as part of a family project, helping to build the
family cottage. She was a 50-year member of the Jewel Chapter
No. 180 of the Order of the Eastern Star and served as an officer
in the Provincial Grand Chapter during the 1970's. Wilma is predeceased
by her husband Rip and her sister Kathleen
HOLMES.
She▲ is survived
by daughters Elizabeth
KAUFFMANN of Kingston, Patricia
BALLANTYNE
of London, brother Allan
HOLMES
(Edythe) of Toronto and grandchildren
Julie, Otto and Donroy.

HOLMES o@ca.on.york_county.toronto.toronto_star 2005-03-15 published
CORNWALL,
EdwardJohnGeorge
Served in World War 2 as a Corporal with the Royal Canadian Engineers
Regiment No. B28992. Suddenly at the William Osler Hospital in
Brampton on Sunday, March 13, 2005, in his 85th year. Beloved
husband of the late Irene
CORNWALL (née
WILKINSON.) Dear father
of Evelyn HOLMES,
Roy▲ and the late John. He will be sadly missed
by his grandchildren Kirsten and Kelly and great-grandchildren
Emily, Kelsey and Kylie. Friends will be received at the Eglinton
Chapel of McDougall and Brown Funeral Home, 1812 Eglinton Avenue
West (at Dufferin Street) on Tuesday, March 15 from 2-4 p.m.
and 7-9 p.m. Funeral Service to be held in the Chapel on Wednesday
at 11 a.m. Interment Prospect Cemetery.

HOLMES o@ca.on.york_county.toronto.toronto_star 2005-03-19 published
HOLMESHERON,
MichaelCole
Suddenly at St. Catharines General Hospital, on Saturday, March
12th, 2005. Michael formerly of Peterborough, Tobermory and Erin,
age 22 years. Beloved
son of Sharron
HOLMES.
Loving▲▼ brother of
Brent and Ashley of Peterborough. Cherished grand_son of Helen
HOLMES of Caledon, and the late Robert
HOLMES. Dear nephew of
Carol WATTON of Woodland Beach, Doug and Dana
HOLMES of Guelph
and Jackie
WEIGH of Cambridge. Sadly missed by cousins Derek,
Angela and Carolyn. Also survived by father Doug
HERON of Brampton.
A Memorial Service celebrating Michael's life will be held at
the Butcher Family Funeral Home, 5399 Main St. South, Erin, on
Wednesday, March 23rd at 1: 00 p.m. Visitation one hour prior
to service time. Donations can be made in memory of Michael,
through Brock University, St. Catharines, L2S 3A1, which has
established a Memorial Book Fund. Memorial cards available at
the funeral home 519-833-2231.

HOLMES o@ca.on.york_county.toronto.toronto_star 2005-03-22 published
GUZAK,
John
Very peacefully on Sunday, March 20, 2005 at the Oakville-Trafalgar
Memorial Hospital, with his family by his side, John in his 78th
year. Beloved husband of Hazel. Dear father of Michael and his
partner Sharon
HOLMES.
Loving▲▼Grandfather▲ of Alannah and Grandpa
John to Evan and Griffin. He will be sadly missed by his daughter-in-law
Alison, mother-in-law Edna
BRADFIELD and many brothers and sisters-in-law,
nieces, nephews and many Friends. Visitation will be held at
the Kopriva Taylor Community Funeral Home, 64 Lakeshore Road
West, Oakville, (905-844-2600) from 2-4 and 7-9 p.m. Wednesday.
Service of Remembrance 1: 00 p.m. Thursday in the Kopriva Chapel.
For those who wish, memorial contributions to the Kidney Foundation,
Oakville-Trafalgar Memorial Hospital - Dialysis Unit, or the
charity of your choice would be appreciated by the family. E-mail
condolences may be sent to kopriva@eol.ca; please place
GUZAK
on the subject line.

HOLMES o@ca.on.york_county.toronto.toronto_star 2005-04-04 published
HOLMES,
Dr.▼ E.R. "Clare," D.V.M.
At Stevenson Memorial Hospital, Alliston, on Sunday, April 3,
2005. Clare
HOLMES of Alliston, formerly of Beeton, in his 57th
year, beloved life partner of Sheryl. Loving father of Christopher,
Danielle and Andrew. Dear brother of Warren and his wife Mary
and loving uncle of Caitlin and Evan Anne. Beloved
son of Anne
and the late Dr. E.R.
HOLMES of Beeton. The family will receive
Friends at Rod Abrams Funeral Home, 1666 Tottenham Road, Tottenham,
905-936-3477 on Tuesday, April 5, 2005 from 2-4 and 7-9 p.m.
Memorial service will be held in the chapel, 11: 00 a.m. Wednesday
April 6, 2005. Donations in Clare's memory to the Canadian Cancer
Society or the University of Guelph O.V.C. "Equine Research"
would be appreciated by the family.

HOLMES o@ca.on.york_county.toronto.toronto_star 2005-04-07 published
GOODE,
Victoria (née
HOLTOM)
Passed away peacefully on Tuesday, April 5th, 2005 at Lakeridge
Health-Oshawa in her 89th year. Victoria, beloved wife of the
late Archie Ross. Sadly missed by her children Shirley
WRIGHT
(Dennis), Doreen
ORLECK, Norm
FERGUSON (Wendy), Gary
FERGUSON
(Sandra,) Steve
FERGUSON
(Elaine) and their father Gordon
FERGUSON.
Cherished grandmother of 11 grandchildren and 8 great-grandchildren.
Victoria is survived by her sister Janet
HOLMES and her brothers
Robert HOLTOM and
Al HOLTOM. A Memorial Service will be held
at Oshawa Funeral Service "Thornton Chapel" 847 King St. West
(905-721-1234) in the Chapel on Saturday, April 9th at 11: 00
a.m. In lieu of flowers, donations to the Kidney Foundation or
the Arthritis Society in Victoria's memory would be greatly appreciated.

HOLMES o@ca.on.york_county.toronto.toronto_star 2005-04-16 published
SPENCER,
MonaA. (née
LEGGO)
Peacefully on Friday, April 15, 2005 at Toronto Grace Hospital
in her 94th year. Beloved wife of the late Roy
SPENCER.
Loving
mother of Jane
HOLMES. Dear grandmother of Scott and Stephen,
great-grandmother of three. A private family service has taken
place. If desired, donations to the Canadian Cancer Society would
be appreciated.

HOLMES o@ca.on.york_county.toronto.toronto_star 2005-04-17 published
SCHULTZ,
Gerald
Passed away peacefully in his 87th year on Friday, April 15,
2005 in the arms of his family at Trillium Hospital. Gerry was
lovingly cared for by his wife Betty since his earlier stroke
in 1998 and they would have celebrated their 50th anniversary
this year. Gerry's humour and concern for others will be sadly
missed by those who knew him. He loved seeing his grandchildren
Emma and Scott
LEON,
Kent and Meghan
SCHULTZ, and Leah
HILL.
He was a wonderful papa. Beloved father of Maxine and her husband
Eric, Clark and Sue
SIMPSON and her daughter Martha, Mary Anne
and her husband Robin. Predeceased by his daughter Valerie and
his sisters Pat
GORDON,
RuthGOODE and Jess
FALLIS. Best friend
to his brother Dr. Max
SCHULTZ and sister Dorothy
McDONALD.
Brother-in-law
and dear friend of Elsie and Dave
HOLMES (deceased,) Ginny and
John ROSS,
Hugh and Francis
ROSS (both deceased.) After graduating
from Queen's University, Gerry served in World War 2 with the
1st Division of the Royal Canadian Electrical Mechanical Engineers
in Sicily, Italy, Belgium, France, Holland and Germany. He was
still close Friends with the
VANOORLE family of Belgium, who
invited the young officer to live in their home while stationed
nearby. Gerry was born in Thessalon and loved Northern Ontario.
He worked for many years in the lumber industry as had his father
Charles SCHULTZ before him, spending 3 years as a logging superintendent
for Abitibi. Three dams that he built on the Mississaugi River
are still in operation. His family also ran Schultz Hardware
in Thessalon. Upon moving to Toronto, he worked until his retirement
as Manager of Technical Services at Goodyear Canada in New Toronto.
Mr. SCHULTZ is resting at the funeral home of Skinner and Middlebrook
Ltd., 128 Lakeshore Rd. E. (1 block west of Hurontario St.) Mississauga
(parking off Ann St.) 905-278-5546 on Monday from 2-4 and 7-9
p.m. Funeral Service in the Chapel on Tuesday, April 19, 2005
at 3: 00 p.m., followed by cremation.

HOLMES o@ca.on.york_county.toronto.toronto_star 2005-04-25 published
CLIFFORD,
Charles▲Thomas▲ "
Tom▲"
On Saturday, April 23rd, 2005 in his 81st year. Beloved son of
the late John and Susan. Survived by his brother Bill (Jean)
of Owen Sound and sister-in-law Bessie. Predeceased by his sister
Dorothy, Jack and Jim. All his nieces and nephews and very close
Friends will miss him. Tom was a former City Councillor for 27
years (chaired every standing committee), former member of the
Board of Education. He also held the position as Harbour Commissioner,
Hydro Commissioner, member of the Toronto East General Hospital's
Board of Governors, and member of the College of Nurses Council
& Discipline Committee. Tom served overseas in World War 2 and
was a member of the Royal Canadian Military Institute. Member
of the Rameses Shriners, past president of Riverdale Kiwanis
Club, past president of Gilbert and Sullivan Society, former owner
of Lakeside Golf Club in Haliburton and member of Yorkminster
Park Baptish Church. Tom's tireless volunteer work touched too
many to mention. Visitation to be held at the Morley Bedford
Funeral Home, 159 Eglinton Avenue West (2 lights west of Yonge
St.), on Tuesday, April 26 from 7-9 p.m. and Wednesday, April
27 from 2-4 and 7-9 p.m. A service will be held at Yorkminster
ParkBaptistChurch, Reverend J. Peter
HOLMES officiating, 1585
Yonge Street (at Heath Street) on Thursday, April 28, 11: 00 a.m.
A reception to follow in the church. Interment Resthaven Cemetery.
If desired, a memorial donation may be made to the Toronto East
General Foundation, 825 Coxwell Avenue, Toronto, Ontario M4C
3E7.

HOLMES o@ca.on.york_county.toronto.toronto_star 2005-05-02 published
SMITH,
Matthew
Suddenly, as a result of a motor vehicle accident in Pickering,
Ontario on Saturday, April 30th, 2005 at the age of 32. Survived
by his fiancée Kasia; loving daughter Chenelle; mother Veronica
HOLMES and father George
SMITH; five brothers and two sisters.
Matthew will be missed by his entire family, many close Friends
and co-workers. Friends may call at Pine Hills Visitation, Chapel
and Reception Centre, 625 Birchmount Road, Scarborough (416-267-8229)
on Tuesday, May 3rd, 2005 from 5 until 9 p.m. and
on Wednesday,
May 4th, 2005 from 12 until 1 p.m. A funeral service will be
held in the cemetery chapel at 1 p.m. Interment to follow. In
lieu of flowers, memorial donations to a trust fund for Kasia
and Chenelle would be appreciated. Please call 416-441-3285 for
account details.

HOLMES o@ca.on.york_county.toronto.toronto_star 2005-06-10 published
HOLMES,
Pamela
Peacefully, on Thursday, June 9, 2005, at Castleview-Wychwood
Towers, in her 78th year. Dear mother of Gerry and his wife Marilyn,
Susan and her husband Ian, and Marilyn and her husband Randy.
Pamela will be lovingly remembered by her six grandchildren,
their spouses, and eleven great-grandchildren. Friends may call
at the Turner and Porter Yorke Chapel, 2357 Bloor St. W., at Windermere,
east of the Jane subway, on Saturday, June 11, 2005 from 12 noon
until the time of Funeral Service in the Chapel at 1 p.m. If
desired, remembrances may be made to the Alzheimer Society.

HOLMES o@ca.on.york_county.toronto.toronto_star 2005-06-18 published
RILEY,
RosaL. (née
MATTHEWS)
On June 16, 2005 at Westburn Manor, Etobicoke, Ontario at the
age 92. Beloved wife of the late John
RILEY.
Loving mother of
the late Virginia and her husband Edward
BYCE.
Devoted daughter
of the late Clara and Overton
MATTHEWS. Dear sister of June
HOLMES
(John) and Edward
MATTHEWS
(Darlene.▲) Dear sister-in-law of Jean
and Alene MATTHEWS.
She is also survived by many nieces and nephews.
Rose was predeceased by sister Iris
JONES, and brothers Paul,
Baby Donald, Bruce and Frank
MATTHEWS. Friends may call at the
Turner and Porter Yorke Chapel, 2357 Bloor Street West (at Windermere,
east of the Jane subway), on Monday, June 20, 2005, from 10 a.m.
until the time of the service at 11 a.m. in the Chapel. A Private
Family interment will be held at Glendale Memorial Gardens. If
desired, remembrances may be made to the Salvation Army.

HOLMES o@ca.on.york_county.toronto.toronto_star 2005-08-09 published
THOMAS,
LaurenceStanley
(Member of the Tiny Township Fire Department, Co-ordinator of
Georgian Bay Search and Rescue and Employee of
ELCAN) Passed away
suddenly on Sunday, August 7, 2005. Laurence
THOMAS of Deanlea
Beach, in his 47th year. Beloved husband of Patricia. Loving
father of Jennifer and Grayson both at home.
son of the late
Stanley and Constance
THOMAS. Dear brother of Sally (Glenn)
HOLMES
of Huntsville and Victoria
McCLURE of Calgary. Son-in-law of
Kenneth and Faye
POWELL.
Brother-in-law of Terri (Richard)
ZINCK
and Mark (Robin)
POWELL.
Laurence will also be missed by his
11 nieces and nephews. Friends may call at the Lynn-Stone Funeral
Home, Elmvale from 3-5 and 7-9 p.m. Thursday. Funeral Service
in the Chapel on Friday, August 12 at 1: 30 p.m. Cremation to
follow. Memorial donations to the Pacemaker Clinic at St. Michael's
Hospital or the Heart and Stroke Foundation would be appreciated.
Expressions of sympathy may be sent to lynnstone@sympatico.ca

HOLMES o@ca.on.york_county.toronto.toronto_star 2005-08-23 published
LANG,
GordonAylmer
Passed away peacefully at home on Sunday, August 21, 2005 in
his 80th year. Gordon
LANG, of Perkinsfield, beloved husband
of Eleanor for 57 years. Loving father of Wendy
LANG of Perkinsfield,
David LANG of Penetanguishene, and Joanne
LANG of Perkinsfield.
Dear grandfather of Kimberley, Melissa, Michael, and the late
Christopher. Great-grandfather of Andrew and Mitchell. Dear brother
of Bernice
HOLMES, and the late George, Lazelle, and Margaret.
Family and Friends will be received at the J.H. Lynn Chapel Of
Carson Funeral Homes, 290 First Street, Midland, 705-526-6551
on Tuesday from 4 to 8 p.m. A Funeral Service will be celebrated
in the chapel on Wednesday, August 24, 2005 at 3 o'clock. Cremation
to follow. Memorial donations to the Canadian Cancer Society
or the Royal Victoria Hospital Cancer Unit would be appreciated
by the family. Online messages of condolence are welcome at www.carsonfuneralhomes.comA
Memorial Tree will be planted by the J.H. Lynn Chapel of Carson
Funeral Homes

HOLMES o@ca.on.york_county.toronto.toronto_star 2005-08-27 published
POLLOCK,
Winifred "
Wynn"
(Past Matron of Simcoe Chapter Eastern Star and Longtime Member
of Keswick United Church Women). Peacefully, at Southlake Village,
Newmarket, on Thursday, August 25, 2005, in her 98th year. Dearly
loved wife for 67 years of Art
POLLOCK of Keswick. Loving mother
of Gail KAY of Keswick and Heather and Doug
HOLMES of Queensville.
Cherished grandmother of Craig, Shelly, Dwayne, Corinne and Darin.
Great-grandmother of Ryan, Tyler, Bradly and Sarah. Wynn will
be greatly missed by many Friends and relatives. Visitation from
M.W. Becker Funeral Home, 490 The QueenswayS., Keswick, 1-888-884-4486,
on Sunday 2-4 and 7-9 p.m. Funeral Service from Keswick United
Church, 177 Church Street, Keswick, on Monday, August 29, 2005
at 1: 30 p.m., followed by interment at Queensville Cemetery.

HOLMES o@ca.on.york_county.toronto.toronto_star 2005-09-16 published
COUTTS,
MaryEstella (née
CHATTERSON)
Formerly of Goodwood Park Court. Peacefully at her home in Cobourg
on Thursday, September 15th, 2005, in her 87th year. Beloved
wife of the late William (Bill, 1998). Predeceased by her sisters
Sadie, Hazel, Violet, Ruth, and her brother Walter. Dear aunt
of Mary SLADE, Harwood
HOLMES, Sandra
PANZINI, James
CHATTERSON,
Mary (Bunny)
DUNCAN,
ElaineBUCHANAN, Barbara
PLUMMER, and Rodger
CAYEN.
Loved godmother of Bonnie
SLADE. Also survived by her
many great nieces and nephews and great-great nieces and nephews.
Dear friend of Jackie
GLOVER, and David
WYLIE.
Friends may call
at the Giffen-Mack 'Danforth' Funeral Home and Cremation Centre,
2570 Danforth Ave., (at Main Street Subway) 416-698-3121, on
Saturday, 2-4 and 7-9 p.m. Service in the chapel Sunday morning
at 10: 30 o'clock. Interment Pine Hills Cemetery. If desired,
a remembrance may be made to the Canadian Cancer Society.

HOLMES o@ca.on.york_county.toronto.toronto_star 2005-09-17 published
HOLMES,
IvyDoris
It is with great sorrow that the family announce the sudden passing
of Ivy on Sunday, September 11, 2005 in her 76th year. Ivy's
memory will be cherished by her children Nancy (George), Ron,
Janet (Greg), Donna (Mike), and
by Michael. She will be sadly
missed by her sister Anne, brothers Wilfred and George and by
many nieces and nephews. Loving grandmother of Christina, Shawn,
Kelly, Ronny Jr., Jessica, and great-grandmother of Andrew. Predeceased
by her parents Blanche and William, husband Robert and by her
brother Harvey. Friends may call at the Rosar-Morrison Funeral
Home and Chapel, 467 Sherbourne Street (south of Wellesley) on
Sunday, September 18, 2005 from 5: 00 p.m. until 9:00 p.m. A funeral
service will be held on Monday, September 19, 2005 in the Coach
House Chapel of the funeral home at 2: 00 p.m. Cremation to follow.
In memory of Ivy, donations to the Toronto Humane Society would
be welcomed.

HOLMES o@ca.on.york_county.toronto.toronto_star 2005-09-24 published
HOLMES,
Kathleen▲Evelyn
Peacefully at Royal Victoria Hospital, Barrie, on Friday September
23, 2005, at the age of 80. Beloved wife of the late Jesse (Jim)
HOLMES.
Loving▲ mother of Thomas Lee
HOLMES and Melanie
WILLIAMS,
and Douglas
DORRINGTON.
ProudNana of 3 year old Ethan, and grandmother
of 5 adult grandchildren. Survived by her sister Pearl and her
husband Wazir
ALI.
AuntKay will be fondly remembered by many
nieces and nephews. Friends may call at the Steckley-Gooderham
Funeral Home (201 Minet's Point Rd. at Yonge St.) Barrie, from
2-4 and 7-9 p.m. Sunday. Funeral Service in the Chapel on Monday
September 26, 2005 at 1 p.m. Interment Prospect Cemetery 12 noon
Tuesday. If desired, donations may be made to the Heart and Stroke
Foundation. Condolences may be forwarded through www.steckleygooderham.com

HOLMES o@ca.on.york_county.toronto.toronto_star 2005-10-08 published
JEFFRIES,
Laurel "
Lori" (formerly
HOLMES, née
KEAN)
Of Bavaro, Dominican Republic, formerly of Richmond Hill, died
tragically as the result of a motor vehicle accident in the Dominican
Republic on September 27, 2005 in her 45th year. Loved mother
of Dalyse, Jayme, Jesse and Luke. Loved daughter of Audrey and
Willis KEAN. Wife of Steve
JEFFRIES.
Sister of Karyn, Chuck and
Garry. Lovingly remembered by her nieces and nephews. Former
wife and close friend of Peter
HOLMES.
Daughter-in-law of Karen
and David JEFFRIES.
Fondly remembered by Helen and Hedley
HOLMES
and family. Friends may call at the Lynn-Stone Funeral Home,
Elmvale on Tuesday, October 11, 2005 from 11 a.m. until time
of Service at 2 p.m. Cremation to follow. Memorial donations
to the charity of your choice would be appreciated. Condolences
may be sent to lynnstone@sympatico.ca

HOLMES o@ca.on.york_county.toronto.toronto_star 2005-10-12 published
HOLMES,
Henry "
Harry"
Peacefully at his residence on Monday, October 10, 2005, in his
97th year. Husband of the late Doris. Loving father of Dorothy
TESTER, Glenn
HOLMES and his wife Sally, Wayne
HOLMES and his
wife Joan. Cherished grandfather of Karen, Paul, Laura, Jason,
Ryan, Wendy and Amanda. Harry will be missed by his 10 great-grandchildren.
Friends may call at Trull (East Toronto) Funeral Home and Cremation
Centre, 1111 Danforth Avenue on Wednesday from 2-4 and 7-9 p.m.
Service in the chapel on Thursday, October 13th, 2005 at 11 a.m.
Interment Highland Memory Gardens. In memory of Harry, donations
may be made to the Sick Children's Hospital Foundation.

HOLMES o@ca.on.york_county.toronto.toronto_star 2005-10-15 published
HOLMES,
William▲Angus
On Thursday, October 13, 2005, at the Cummer Lodge, in his 95th
year. Retired as Staff Sergeant in 1969 - 31 Division. Loving
husband of the late Lily
HOLMES. Dear father of Bruce and his
wife Gail, and Glenys
WHITEWAY and her husband Edward. Loving
grandfather of Dianne
THORNE,
Brenda and Michael
HOLMES. Great-grandfather
of Sarah, Rebecca and Ryan. Dear brother of Gordon and sister
Helen.Predeceased▲▼ by parents Euphemia and William
HOLMES and
brothers George, Joseph, Allan, John, Robert and sisters Hazel
and Winnie. Friends will be received at the Jerrett Funeral Home,
6191 Yonge St. (2 lights south of Steeles), NorthYork, on Monday,
October 17 from 2-4 and 7-9 p.m. Funeral Service complete in
the Chapel on Tuesday at 11 a.m. Private family interment at
Beechwood Cemetery. In lieu of flowers, donations may be made
to The Salvation Army.

HOLMES o@ca.on.york_county.toronto.toronto_star 2005-10-16 published
COLEMAN,
WilliamElmer
Peacefully at Shelburne Residence, Shelburne, on Saturday, October
15, 2005, Elmer
COLEMAN, in his 96th year, beloved husband of
the late Luella
McCUTCHEON.
Loving father of Donna and Howard
HOLMES. Cherished grandfather of John and Brenda
HOLMES,
Rob
and Faye HOLMES. Dear great-granddad of Kyle, Courtney, Morgan
and Mallory. Predeceased by his sisters Olive
GALLAUGHER,
Myrtle
(Barber) AVISON. Dear friend of Donna
KIDNIY.
The family will
receive their Friends at the Egan Funeral Home Baxter and Giles
Chapel, 273 Broadway, Orangeville (519-941-2630) Tuesday afternoon
2-4 and evening 7-9 o'clock. Funeral service will be held in
the chapel on Wednesday, October 19 at 1: 30 o'clock. Interment
Relessey Cemetery. If desired, memorial donations may be made
to Shelburne Residence, 200 Robert Street, Shelburne, L0N 1S1
or Relessey Cemetery, c/o Donna
HOLMES, R.R.#1, Orangeville L9W
2Y8. Condolences for the family may be offered at www.eganfuneralhome.com

HOLMES o@ca.on.york_county.toronto.toronto_star 2005-11-21 published
ALLEN,
Jean▲Rodgers▲ (née
KERFOOT)
Peacefully after a short illness on Friday, November 18, 2005
at Christie Gardens, in her 89th year. Dear wife of E. Basil
ALLEN.
She▲ will be lovingly remembered by step-son Lawrence,
step-daughter Leslie and Linda
ALLEN as well as her beloved nieces,
nephews, great-nieces and great-nephews. Fifth daughter of the
late Major H.W. and Annie
KERFOOT.
Predeceased▲ by her sisters
Dorothy HOLMES, Helen
WALMSLEY, Anna
KERFOOT, Ruth
MORRIS and
her brother J.T. (Jack)
KERFOOT. A graduate of Victoria College
at the University of Toronto and McGill University, Jean served
for many years as Chief Librarian at the Ontario Legislative
Library. Visitation from the Morley Bedford Funeral Home, 159
Eglinton Avenue West (two lights west of Yonge) on Tuesday, November
22 from 7 to 9 p.m. Funeral Service will be held in the Bedford
Chapel on Wednesday at 1 p.m. Reception to follow. In lieu of
flowers, donations to the Heart and Stroke Foundation would be
appreciated by the family.

HOLMES o@ca.on.york_county.toronto.toronto_star 2005-12-02 published
DUTKA,
MichaelPeter
Passed away on Wednesday, November 30th, 2005. Survived by his
children Melanie (Doug
CLARKE) and Michael and their mother Susan.
Also survived by his brother Fred and his partner Michael
ANDERSON,
sister Rose Marie (Kenneth
HOLMES) and brother-in-law Dennis
CAMPBELL.
Predeceased by his parents Jean and Stanley and sister
Margaret. He will be missed by many other family members and
Friends. Visitation will be held on Friday, December 2nd, 2005
from 7 p.m. to 9 p.m. at the Pine Hills Visitation, Chapel and
Reception Centre (625 Birchmount Road, 416-267-8229). A funeral
service will be held on Saturday, December 3rd, 2005 at 11 a.m.
with visitation from 10 a.m. Burial and reception to follow.
If desired, donations can be made to the charity of your choice.
Visit www.etouch.ca for further details.

HOLMES o@ca.on.york_county.toronto.toronto_star 2005-12-05 published
MEARNS,
DorothyIsabell (née
BANNON)
Peacefully on Saturday, December 3, 2005 at York Central Hospital
with her family by her side. Reunited with her late husband Bob
(Bobby) and son Dan. Loving mother to Dale and his wife Jude,
and daughter-in-law June. Cherished grandmother of Danny. Dear
sister of Lynn
WARREN,
PattiNICHOLS, Catherine
HOLMES and Joe
BANNON.
Sister-in-law of the late Bill
MEARNS. Dorothy will be
lovingly remembered by her many special nieces, nephews and Friends.
Friends may call at the Turner and Porter Butler Chapel, 4933
Dundas St. W. (between Islington and Kipling Aves.) on Tuesday
from 2-4 and 7-9 p.m. Funeral Mass at Our Lady of Sorrows Church,
3055 Bloor St. W. (west of Royal York Rd.) on Wednesday, December
7, 2005 at 11 o'clock. If desired, remembrances to the Canadian
Cancer Society would be appreciated by the family.

HOLMES o@ca.on.york_county.toronto.toronto_star 2005-12-08 published
HOLMES,
Frances "
Frankie" (née
McCLUSKEY)
Passed away peacefully, surrounded by her three children John
(Viv), Frankie (Tracy), and Cathy, on December 7, 2005. Predeceased
by her loving husband Colin William
HOLMES.
Predeceased▲ by her
parents John and Sarah
McCLUSKEY, brothers James and John, sisters
Marie, Peggy, Jane, Kay, and Sadie. Loving grandmother to Dan
and Sheran (James). Loving great-grandmother to Malcolm, Mason,
and Madeline. Family and Friends will be received at the Andrews
Community Funeral Centre (8190 Dixie Road, Brampton, north of
Steeles Ave., 905-456-8190), on Thursday, December 8th from 2
to 4 and 7 to 9 p.m. and Friday, December 9th from 9 to 10 a.m.
Funeral Mass will be held on Friday, December 9, 2005 at 10: 30
a.m. at Saint John Fisher Roman Catholic Church in Bramalea. In
lieu of flowers, the family would appreciate donations to the
Alzheimer Society.

HOLMES o@ca.on.york_county.toronto.toronto_star 2005-12-24 published
DUNN,
EthelLouise
Peacefully at Simcoe Manor, Beeton on Friday, December 23rd,
2005. Ethel
DUNN of Beeton and formerly of Bracebridge, in her
88th year. Beloved wife of the late Larry
DUNN. Survived by Judy
FIRTH and her husband John of Barrie and Bill
DUNN of Bracebridge.
Loving grandmother of Steven
FIRTH,
Tim and Terry
DUNN and the
late Jason
FIRTH. Dear sister of Marie
CAMPBELL,
EdithO'BRIEN,
Joan HARDINGE, Gord
HOLMES, the late Elsie
HARDY, Mae
BALDING,
Art and Jack
HOLMES, Doris
WILLS, Nora
ELLIOT/ELLIOTT and Marge
DAVIS.
At Ethel's request, a Family Service will be held at a later
date. Cremation has taken place. Memorial donations to the charity
of your choice would be appreciated by the family and may be
made through the Steckley-Gooderham Funeral Homes, 30 Worsley
Street, Barrie, Ontario L4M 1L4.

HOLMES o@ca.on.york_county.toronto.toronto_star 2005-12-31 published
SCOTT,
JamesAllan "
Jay"
We are deeply saddened to announce the passing of James Allan
"Jay" SCOTT, on December 26, 2005, in his 56th year. A devoted
husband, father and son, a gifted artist, and a major contributor
to the community, Jay touched the lives of many. Jay is the beloved
husband of Brenda (née
HOLLOWAY,) devoted father of Heather,
Anne and Thomas, and loved
son of John M. and Sonya (née
LAURIE)
SCOTT. He is predeceased by his brother John (Robin)
SCOTT. Jay's
was a precious life and we all were raised above the mundane
for having known him. Jay was a mentor and friend to many, including
Burlington Youth Soccer, Community Living Toronto, Burlington
Potters' Guild, family and Friends. Thank you to family and Friends
for their on-going support and the fine care provided by Dr.
John HOLMES,
Dr.▲IanDARCEL, Nurse Clinicians and Physicians
of Joseph Brant Hospital, Hamilton General and London Health
Sciences Centre. Friends and family are invited to join in a
celebration of Jay's life, Wednesday, January 4, 2006. Hosted
by the Scott family, this celebration will take place at the
Burlington Art Centre, 1333 Lakeshore Road, Burlington, Ontario.
Reception at 6: 30 p.m. Tributes to Jay begin at 7:30 p.m. For
directions visit www.burlingtonartcentre.on.ca. If desired, donations
may be directed to the Children's Education Fund.